http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=635CYCA News Feeden-usSat, 4 Jul 2009 08:12:58 +1000Sat, 4 Jul 2009 08:12:58 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Members Martin & Lisa Hill (Estate Master) and Lang Walker (Kokomo) placed 9th and 16th respectively, with fellow Aussie Guido Belgiorno-Nettis and his Transfusion crew the highest placed Aussie in 8th place in the Rolex Farr 40 World Championships held in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy over the past five days.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4333Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:02:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith another week of winter rains and then sun, Race Nine of the Audi Winter Series 2009 saw early rain showers clear just in time for the start of racing. The largest fleet of the Audi Winter Series to date of 148 yachts took to the start line. Racing commenced on time in 7-8 knots of westerly breeze with Course A being sailed. PRO John Hurley said that today's wind conditions were light and they continued to lighten throughout the afternoon, making the decision to shorten the course a popular one.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4331Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA YSA team are currently placed second behind the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's Youth Development Group sailors in the annual Interclub Challenge regatta after the first two rounds of fleet racing on Sydney Harbour in Elliott 6 sports boats, with the Squadron's teams on top on each day of the regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4332Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4329Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWestpac Rescue Helicopter Service (Hunter Region) is the latest recipient of a donation from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Safety of Life at Sea Trusts (SOLAS).http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4334Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:33:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is pleased to announce its annual Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Trusts Raffle with the major prize of a cruise for two onboard the Queen Victoria, sailing from Sydney to Fremantle, departing on 20th February 2010. The package also includes one night's post cruise accommodation in Perth and airfares from Perth to Sydney, supplied by EseaCruising.comhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4328Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"It was a fantastic day on water today. It's the first race of the season where the breeze was consistent right from the start - it started out very fresh and continued to hold throughout the day. The conditions today were perfect for MRX, a 20 year old 34ft yacht. We have been competing with bigger boats in our division that are 40-45ft and this has made for pretty tough racing throughout the winter series just to try to keep up with them." said Jon Short, MRX, Winner Division Jhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4324Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn Friday evening, over 75 20 Year Plus members & their partners enjoyed their annual dinner, officiated by Commodore Matt Allen. David Champtaloup was the guest speaker for the evening and shared his experiences of the 2009 Club Marine Cruise to Hobart.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4327Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Advanced Squad sailors at the Youth Sailing Academy endured the most difficult conditions they have encountered for some time on Saturday in the Navionics Match Racing Regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4326Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Our fantastic crew made no mistakes today. The crew is not the same every week, but they did a sensational job displaying great sailing strategy. The Audi Winter Series is such great fun - we are sailing with a great bunch of people and great yachts to compete against on Sydney Harbour. What more could you want?," concluded Geoff Morgan, You're Hired, Winner Division Ahttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4322Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:28:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter taking the trifecta of line honours and IRC overall wins and a new race record in the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race, Stephen Ainsworth's Loki is ready to do it all again in the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, commencing at 1pm on Saturday 25 Julyhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4321Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Members Professor Peter Numa Joubert OAM, and Robert Bruce have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours (General Division).http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4320Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA members have success in the 8th Sawadee.com Koh Samui Regatta. Andrew Short's Oceanis 461 Constanza won the Bareboat Charter Class, achieving a clean sweep with seven wins in a row. Short has dominated this class over the last couple of years. In the Racing Division, Ray Roberts' Quantum Racing finished second behind Neil Pryde's Hi-Fi, with Matt Allen's Beneteau First 44.7 Ichi Ban fourth.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4319Tue, 9 Jun 2009 16:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Interclub Challenge consists of three regattas held at Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. Each club submits two teams for each regatta. The first regatta of the series was held at the CYCA on Sunday 7 June. Conditions were perfect for the Youth Sailing Academy Development Squad sailors with an 8-10 knot north westerly breeze.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4317Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:44:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We are first timers to the Sydney 38 One Design class, having recently purchased Wild One. To come away with a win in this fiercely competitive division is great!" said Larki Missiris, owner Wild Onehttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4315Sun, 7 Jun 2009 17:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOffshore Yacht Owners Association is pleased to announce that a limited number of owners will be able to fully measure their yachts to the ORC International Rule (ORCi) during the week of 15 June at Woolwich Dock. This will enable yachts to compete using ORCi in the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race in July.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4312Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:44:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA Winter Ball attracted a great crowd yet again this year, with many notable guests including 5 past Commodores. The New Trocadeo Dance Band provided terrific music that had everyone up on the dance floor until midnight.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4311Mon, 1 Jun 2009 14:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPRO John Hurley commented on the day's racing "The fleet experienced one of the best beats possible in the easterly breeze that they could have hoped for. The breeze was consistent throughout the day, which meant some boats finished relatively early and in most divisions there was not a lot of time difference between the place getters."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4306Sun, 31 May 2009 17:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe maxi yacht Zana that also raced under the name Konica Minolta will be overhauled by new owners Peter Millard and his brother in law John Honan to compete in the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, her maiden voyage for the new owners under her new name Lahana.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4301Mon, 25 May 2009 11:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"It was a day of mixed fortunes for us. In the lighter breeze, Icom Utopia is quicker than the bigger boats, but in heavy conditions she is a lot slower," said Peter Messenger. "By the time we had started a lot of the fleet was ahead of us, but they got parked at the Cannae Point mark. We seemed to pass the majority of the fleet before we'd even completed lap one."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4300Sun, 24 May 2009 17:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBy race 4 the competition was heating up and all seven boats finished with just over a minute seperating the first and last boat. The top two boats were tied and the next two boats only one point back. Race 5 saw two of the top four boats infringe on the start line, both having to take 720 degree turns when issued red flag penalties from the umpires.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4304Sat, 23 May 2009 12:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4302Fri, 22 May 2009 12:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Member Roger Ramsay won Division 2 of the Tahiti Pearl Regatta 2009, in his yacht Paloma Blanca, a Jeanneau 45.2, that was purchased in the US in 2008. Ramsay and his crew were the only non-French speaking yacht to take part in the regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4325Fri, 22 May 2009 10:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is delighted to announce that Noakes' compasscard will be the naming sponsor of this year's Australian Women's Match Racing Championship to be hosted by the club from 30 August - 3 September 2009.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4298Wed, 20 May 2009 09:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4297Wed, 20 May 2009 09:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Members and friends are invited to attend an information evening on Tuesday 30th June 2009 from 6.30pm, to learn more about the CYCA Canada and Alaska Tour 2010.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4296Mon, 18 May 2009 11:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRace Three of the Audi Winter Series 2009 commenced in 7-8 knots of sou'westerly breeze with a full course being sailed on course A. One of the largest fleets of the Audi Winter Series 2009 of 139 yachts started racing at 1125hrs for the Sydney 38 One Design Division and 1130 hours for the remaining divisions.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4294Sun, 17 May 2009 17:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe rain cleared early this morning and which allowed for the breeze to fill in, just in time for the start of racing. PRO John Hurley commented on the day's racing "Everyone was very pleased to see the rain go away and for the breeze to fill in. As the breeze was coming in from the sou'east, course B was chosen, and the breeze continued build throughout the day to a top of 18 knots.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4288Sun, 10 May 2009 17:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEager sailors have flocked back to the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia for the winter squads which celebrated the start of the season with a welcome breakfast last Saturday.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4290Sat, 9 May 2009 17:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA member and Platu newcomer Ray Roberts (Wikki Quantum Racing), who has campaigned with distinction over many years across Asia in the IRC racing classes was leading defending champion Scott Duncanson (The Ferret) by three points. With Duncanson OCS and finishing sixth, Roberts came up with the race & series winhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4287Wed, 6 May 2009 16:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn Thursday 5 May, over 45 new members together with their proposers and seconders were welcomed to the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia by Vice Commodore Garry Linacre, flag officers of the Club and management.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4289Wed, 6 May 2009 10:34:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThere was no stopping CYCA Commodore Matt Allen's Beneteau 44.7 Ichi Ban and his Aussie crew including wife Lisa Allen and Michael Spies. Five wins out of five races secured them the Racing Class title and added further silverware to the trophy cabinet.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4286Mon, 4 May 2009 13:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRace One of the Pointscore of the Audi Winter Series 2009 commenced in 8-10 knots of sou'easterly breeze. Racing commenced on time for the fleet of 125 yachts, with a full course being sailedhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4284Sun, 3 May 2009 17:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLAST OPPORTUNITY TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS TO THE CYCA WINTER BALL - SATURDAY 30 MAY. Don't miss your chance to dance the night away at the CYCA Winter Ball. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4293Sun, 3 May 2009 11:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn the Yachting NSW IRC Championship, 2008 Rolex Sydney Hobart winner, Quest took out division one, with the Sydney 38, X3, helmed by Commodore Matt Allen for fellow CYCA member Michael McMahon, laying claim to the number one spot in IRC division two.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4282Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Audi Winter Series 2009 will consists of 11 pointscore races with the first of the pointscore races commencing on Sunday 3 May at 1130hrs. Over 150 yachts have entered the Audi Winter Series thus far.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4281Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:50:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe season opening of the Audi Winter Series - the annual Great Veterans Race and the Ladies Day Race were greeted with wild westerly winds. 50 yachts started in the Ladies Day, with fourteen Veterans taking to the water. Racing commenced on time in an 18-24 knot westerly.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4280Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOver 85 yachts will take to the water this Sunday 26 April for the annual CYCA Ladies Day Race, which is sailed in conjunction with the Great Veterans Race, and marks the opening of the Audi Winter Series 2009. Ladies Day sees women skipper yachts to compete for the Jill McLay Trophy.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4278Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith the weather forecast for Sunday showing moderate westerly winds, the stage is set for the grand dames of yachting to launch the Audi Winter Series with The Great Veterans Race. Among the fleet is Southerly, owned by Don Mickleborough, which first sailed south in 1958, where she almost sank off Bermagui.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4277Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn Monday evening, 20 April 2009, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, hosted an information forum to discuss the possibilities of the re-establishment of the Admiral's Cup. Approximately 35 CYCA members, guests and interested parties, heard from Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) CEO Eddie Warden Owen.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4283Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLast Friday evening 17 April, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia hosted a dinner to thank retiring Principal Race Officer, Life member Richard Grubb. Richard had served the CYCA for over thirty years, 28 years of which were spent as the CYCA's Principal Race Officer.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4276Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspI would like to invite members, yacht owners, skippers, potential crew members and other interested parties to attend a forum to discuss the future of the Admiral's Cup to be held next Monday 20 April at the CYCA, 6pm for 6.30pm start.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4273Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspChampion Sydney blue water yacht racing skipper Ray Roberts successfully steered his high performance Cookson 50 Quantum Racing to an outstanding win in the 61st Brisbane to Gladstone race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4271Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNicky Souter and her team of Samantha Boyd, Hanna Nattrass and Lilly Taylor (Australian Sailing Development Squad) have today been crowned the winners of the Harken Women's International Match Racing Regatta, defeating Katie Spithill 3-2 in the Grand Final. Souter caused an upset winning over Spithill who had led the regatta with a record of 17 wins and only one loss for the entire regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4268Wed, 8 Apr 2009 17:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn the evening of Tuesday 7 April, the CYCA and its naming rights sponsor Audi Australia launched the Audi Winter Series 2009, Australia's most established and largest ongoing winter sailing series, which falls annually in between offshore seasons and attracts fleets over 150 to Sydney Harbour weekly.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4269Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspKatie Spithill and her team of Olivia Price, Laura Baldwin and Rayshele Martin (Australian Sailing Development Squad) have sailed for the second day in a row with no losses to secure first place in the regatta going into tomorrow's Grand Final.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4267Tue, 7 Apr 2009 18:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, through its Toga Hospitality sponsorship, have been able to provide a scholarship to a young student from Father Chris Riley's Eden Learning Centre in Macquarie Fields to attend the upcoming School Holiday course. For Christian Wakefield, this scholarship could change his life forever.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4272Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspKatie Spithill and her team of Olivia Price, Laura Baldwin and Rayshele Martin have sailed a day with no losses on the board in the second day of competition at the Harken Women's International Match Racing Regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4266Mon, 6 Apr 2009 19:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe opening flight set the standard for the Regatta with some impressive tactics on display. Match 5 saw a tactical battle between Osborne and Spithill, with Osborne trailing on the first downwind leg.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4260Mon, 6 Apr 2009 09:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA member Justin Graham, aboard his Swarbrick JS9000, wins the Sydney Amateurs Sailing Club (SASC) 2009 Super 30 Summer Championship sailed on Sydney Harbour over the last 3 months.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4274Sat, 4 Apr 2009 14:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn Tuesday evening, 31 March 2009, Commodore Matt Allen presented twenty members with their specially struck 50 Year Members Badge. The CYCA Board approved the new category of membership in early 2009.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4264Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:28:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSince the announcement that match racing will be included into the sailing regatta at the 2012 Olympics, never has the competition in women's match racing been so fierce. With last year's champion and world number 1 ranked women's match racer Claire Leroy not making the trip down under, the Harken Women's International Match Racing Regatta is up for the taking.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4258Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"I wanted the 'Wild Oats' styled trifecta!" said Stephen after being told of his win earlier this evening. "Loki performed terrifically in the very favourable breeze. We were running and reaching all the way. It was a pretty wild ride."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4255Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspStephen Ainsworth's Loki has won line honours in the second Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race, crossing the line at 03:57:53 this morning. In doing so she has created a new race record of 15hrs 57 minutes and 53 seconds.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4254Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspStephen Ainsworth's Loki is currently leading Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race and is about to round the mark off Crowdy Head.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4253Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspStephen Ainsworth's Loki, Rob Hanna's Shogun and Andrew Short's Andrew Short Marine Shockwave 5 started down the pin end of the line and got off to a flyer.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4252Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"If you have the timings all right, you will have a tailwind on the way up and a tailwind coming back down to Newcastle," said Julie Evans in this morning's briefings.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4251Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:32:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Bureau of Meteorology's Acting Manager Weather Services, Deryn Griffiths, is anticipating a strong southerly change for Sydney this evening, which will ease by the noon start time, but may still allow for a spinnaker start in Sydney Harbour on Friday 27 March in a 20-25 knot S/SE breeze. This will then ease to 15-20 knots later in the afternoon.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4250Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4249Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe battle for the IRC Overall Winner for the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race is a tough one to call. Given the right conditions there are several yachts that could be crowned the overall winner of the race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4248Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIndustry leader Noakes Boat & Shipyards has responded to boat owners' needs by creating a new do-it-yourself work area at Berrys Bay, North Sydney, and has once again invested heavily to minimise the operation's environmental footprint.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4263Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Mount Gay Rum Top Jocks Regatta was sailed in ideal conditions - 8- 10 knots of nor'easterly breeze in Rushcutters Bay on Saturday. The Ragamuffin team won, after a tough battle with Team Brilliant and collected their Mount Gay Rum and the trophy - a framed pair of Jocks!http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4244Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTen winners and placegetters of the CYCA Summer Sailing Program will tomorrow (Saturday 21 March 2009) compete in the Mount Gay Rum Top Jocks Regatta to determine who will be the Champion of Champions.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4241Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspChris Rockell has become the first CYCA member to introduce and propose a new member to the club as part of the newly launched Membership Promotion.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4240Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:06:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Mount Gay Monday Twilight Series came to an end last night in a beautiful evening on the harbour, with the final pointscore places being decided in most cases in the last race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4239Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:33:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA late rush of entries on the closing day for paperwork has seen the second Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race fleet climb to 26. The Audi Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race marks the close of the prestigious Blue Water Pointscore Series.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4238Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The last race was a nail biter from start to finish, with some exciting tactical racing against Julian Farren-Price's About Time, Annette & Robert Hawthorn's Imagination, Warwick Sherman's Occasional Coarse Language and Stephen Thomas' Blackadder just to get out of the harbour", said Ray Entwistlehttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4236Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLucinda Whitty has taken out the Marinassess Women's Match Racing Regatta for the second year running sailing an excellent regatta over two days. With the second round robin not fully completed, the ISAF scoring system had to be used to calculate the results which produced a three way tie and top places decided on a count back.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4234Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOne of the major events on the social calendar, this is a night not to be missed and is a wonderful way to catch up with old friends, make new friends and enjoy a great meal, wine and music. Join us at the CYCA Winter Ball, Saturday 30 May 2009, from 7pmhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4232Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA Member Services Committee launched an exclusive membership promotion in March 2009 which gives members the opportunity to go into the draw to win a luxurious 9 night, all inclusive Silversea's Silver Shadow cruise along the Inside Passage to Alaska for two people including return economy class airfares from Sydney.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4230Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Members Brett and Karen Pearce have been crowned overall champions of the 2009 Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta, and will walk away with a brand new Audi Q5 compact SUV as their major prize.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4226Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Mount Gay Rum Top Jocks Regatta will be conducted on Saturday 21 March 2009 and is designed to find the 'Champion of Champions' and is sailed on the YSA fleet of Elliott 6's to ensure a level playing field.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4225Mon, 9 Mar 2009 13:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter leading the series yesterday, Bob Steel and his Quest crew nearly came a cropper when they dropped down the leaderboard in Race 5 with a sixth place finish, letting their nearest rival Wot Now (Graeme Wood) which was two points behind them, into the top spot.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4224Mon, 9 Mar 2009 10:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Great Veterans Race is open for entry to yachts that competed in a Sydney Hobart Race and are over 30 years of age. The race is a non-spinnaker race, sailed in a relaxed atmosphere, around the harbour.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4223Mon, 2 Mar 2009 12:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt 12.15 racing got under way in an 8-10 knot nor'easterly and strong outgoing tides. The predicted swells were not to eventuate leaving almost flat seas and the breeze was a little shifty but maintained its nor' easterly flow throughout the day.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4222Mon, 2 Mar 2009 12:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEntries for the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Race close on Friday 13 March 2009 at 1700 hours.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4219Mon, 2 Mar 2009 10:02:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn a cool cloudy day, over 30 yachts took to the start line in tricky weather conditions. The weather & wind conditions were dominated by a strange high pressure system and ridge, which produced the forecast NE breeze, which then swung to an easterly breeze for the start of racing.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4217Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspGuido Belgiorno Nettis's Transfusion has taken the double by winning both the 2009 Hamilton Island Farr 40 Australian Championship and the 2008-09 Australian Farr 40 Circuit after racing wrapped up today.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4216Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAn opportunity to donate money to the Victorian Bushfire Disaster Appeal is available at the CYCA via reception, or at the Sydney Hobart Bar. Monies raised will be donated to the Red Cross, the organisation the Victorian Government has selected to administer its emergency response.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4212Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4213Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:15:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFor Trim owner Shaaron Walsh, Saturday's race was the boat's first outing as owner. Whilst she wasn't onboard for Saturday's race, her crew did an exceptional job to come from second last to cross the start line to finish second behind Cmisthttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4211Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA's Jay Griffin finished fifth in National Bank Youth International Match Racing Championships hosted by Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron from 11 - 15 February 2009.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4215Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:17:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter two days and eight races in wet and cold conditions on Sydney Harbour Ivan Wheen's Sputnik has won the annual Farr 40 Sprint Series. Both days of racing were intense with soggy and shifty conditions being served up on the iconic Sydney Harbour. The swell just inside Sydney Heads made for tough tactical decisions on Saturday and the swinging breezes on Sunday created headaches for the race committee.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4209Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:32:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBecause of heavy seas and strong easterly winds offshore which made mark laying difficult, race officer Peter Hemery elected on a harbour course for the fleet, with the breeze ranging between 14 and 22 knots on a cool, wet and windy 'summer's day'.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4208Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt each mark, 1363 Crunchie (Olivia Price) had increased her lead on the fleet and by 1:50:51pm crossed the line over a minute ahead of 1338 Intergalactic Cookie Monster in second place with 1334 Ace 33secs behind them in third place.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4214Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4203Mon, 9 Feb 2009 15:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDavid Beak's Mr Beaks Ribs holds a three point advantage over Ed Psaltis & Bob Thomas' AFR Midnight Rambler after the Flinders Islet was conducted on the weekend.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4206Mon, 9 Feb 2009 15:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs the gun went, most of the fleet was at the boat end. Interestingly the fleet split into an inshore group and an offshore group, and it was going to be very hard to tell who had picked right until we saw some crossings.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4207Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Audi Winter Series 2009 will consist of 11 pointscore races in addition to the traditional opening and closing Ladies Day races and Great Veterans Race, beginning on 26 April and concluding on 19 July.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3771Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspJohn Keelty's Cole 43 Electra scored a convincing handicap win in Friday night's Grant Thornton Short Haul pointscore race. After sailing just a few races this season, Electra enjoyed the 15 to 20 knot northerly winds which saw the fleet complete the course in just over 2 hours - in stark contrast to the often windless Friday night races competitors have become conditioned to expect!http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4204Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn Friday 27 March the CYCA's Blue Water Pointscore fleet will embark on the final of the seven-race series, the second Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race, which will finish in spectacular fashion in the Hunter River.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3718Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNineteen-year-old New Zealander Adrian Short outsailed favourites CYCA's Evan Walker and Nicky Souter on Sydney Harbour today to score an upset victory in the prestigious Hardy Cup ISAF Grade 3 under 25 match-racing regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4201Thu, 5 Feb 2009 18:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspScoring five straight wins, defending champion CYCA's Evan Walker dominated yesterday's third day of racing in the Hardy Cup ISAF Grade 3 under 25 Match-Racing Regatta on Sydney Harbour.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4200Thu, 5 Feb 2009 11:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA's Evan Walker and New Zealander Phil Robertson are just half a point apart going into the third day of the prestigious Hardy Cup, the ISAF Grade 3 Under-25 match-racing event on Sydney Harbour.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4199Wed, 4 Feb 2009 13:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWalker, representing the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, finished with 4.5 points, just ahead of Australian women's match-racing champion Nicole Souter and Amanda Scriveno, both on four points.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4198Tue, 3 Feb 2009 12:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith the start line just off Shark Island those that chose the eastern channel experienced a more NNE breeze with those yachts starting further right into the western channel experiencing a NE, which dropped off shortly after the start forcing them to tack back to pick up air.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4197Mon, 2 Feb 2009 14:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA team came together for the event and although starting slowly in round robin one, they polished their performance to have a more successful round robin two, finishing in fourth place after the double round robin. The top four boats then proceeded through to the finals on day four of the regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4196Mon, 2 Feb 2009 12:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe official film of the 2008 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will be shown on the Seven Network this Sunday,1 February, at 3.30pm.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4194Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBill Bailey, a prominent CYCA member for over 30 years passed away last weekend. Bill was a very keen sailor who sailed several Sydney Hobarts, Lord Howe, Mooloolooba, Coffs Harbour and Southport yacht races.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4193Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMichael Hiatt and his Living Doll crew displayed nerves of steel yesterday, making a comeback to steal the Audi IRC Division 1 series from under the nose of CYCA's Graeme Wood and his Wot Now crew - the two finished second and third respectively in Race 6 to finish the series on tied points, Hiatt coming out on top with one more win in his score to settle the series.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4192Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWinner of the City of Sydney Sesquicentenary Cup, the prestigious trophy for the overall Performance Handicap winner of the Australia Day short ocean race from Sydney to Botany Bay and return, is St Hilliers Quest.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4190Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA's Stephen Ainsworth and his crew on Loki win the Skandia Docklands Invitational earning them the rights to have the name of their impressive new Reichel Pugh 63 engraved on the perpetual Docklands Invitational trophy. The overall win was secured with a perfect record of two wins in Wednesday's two races, after racing was abandoned on Day 2 of the regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4188Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Grant Thornton Shorthaul Pointscore restarted on Saturday 17 January 2009 with the inaugural running of the Botany Bay return race. The fleet faced strong southerly winds of over 20 knots and a 3 metre swell as it bashed down the coast to the relative calm of Botany Bay before turning around and surfing back to finish in Rushcutters Bay.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4187Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt's four-in-a-row for CYCA's Ray Roberts' Quantum Racing after an expected stiff battle for the Prime Minister's Challenge Trophy fizzled out on the final day of the Royal Langkawi International Regatta yesterday.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4185Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Members Byron White and Jay Griffin are currently placed fourth in the two person dinghy 420 class at the OAMPS Insurance Brokers Australian Youth Championship 2009.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4184Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4183Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA's About Time, Julian Farren-Price's Cookson 12 has taken out the coveted IRC overall handicap honours in the 2009 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4182Sun, 4 Jan 2009 18:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe 64th Rolex Sydney Hobart has been a milestone with a high-quality fleet of 100 boats including eleven overseas entries, an unexpectedly close line honours battle at the head of the fleet between the maxis Wild Oats XI and Skandia and four of the sensationally fast downwind TP52s filling the first four placings overall on handicap.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4180Thu, 1 Jan 2009 17:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThreatening skies complemented a sombre mood as skippers, crews and volunteers gathered together dockside to pay tribute to the six sailors who have lost their lives during the Sydney to Hobart ocean racing classic ten years agohttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4179Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Short family's TP52 Shortwave, from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, has smashed the 12 year-old record for the Melbourne to Hobart West Coaster Race by 5 hours 32 minutes and 01 seconds.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4171Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:44:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOne of Sydney's most successful yachtsmen, Bob Steel, today completed a rare double in the history of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race when his latest Quest was declared the overall winner of the 2008 race, the winner on corrected time.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4162Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFor the true believers, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008 is not the heavy weight contest at the front of the fleet. This year it's the tight competition among the 50-footers for the ultimate prize, the Tattersall's Cup, for the winner on corrected time.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4148Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFar from a procession, the two maxis have been locked in a tense match race all day, with the advantage swinging from one to the other.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4147Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt has been a mixed night for some of the favorites over the past 12 hours, with some gaining ground and other leaving themselves with a mountain to climb today to get back into contention.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4146Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwelve hours into the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and 25 miles off Jervis Bay Ian Kiernan's stunning Tasman Seabird Sanyo Maris retired from the 628 nautical mile race with a broken goose neck.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4145Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs the two canting-keeled maxis Wild Oats XI (Bob Oatley) and Skandia (Grant Wharington) swapped the lead overnight as the Rolex Sydney Hobart pace slowed with the nor'easter fading along the south coast of New South Wales, drama was unfolding further back in the fleet.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4153Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"This is the most comfortable first night we've ever had," is how 26 Rolex Sydney Hobart race veteran Bruce Taylor summed up life on board his IRC 40 Chutzpah this afternoon.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4142Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn a 12 knot nor'easterly breeze and with the drone of a dozen helicopters overhead, the huge fleet made allowance for the outgoing tide and managed a clean start from both lines with Wild Oats XI charging to Sydney Heads in clear air ahead of Grant Wharington's former line honours winner Skandia.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4141Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLeslie Green's Swan 60 Ginger has won the final race today of the Rolex Trophy Passage Series. The win was enough to edge out the 80-footer Andrew Short Marine Shockwave 5 and claim the Series outright.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4131Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspGraeme Wood's TP52 Wot Now has claimed IRC Division 0/1 overall honours in the Rolex Trophy sailed outside Sydney Heads, fighting off a serious challenge from Syd Fischer's like boat Ragamuffin to win by three points.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4130Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspGraeme Wood's TP52 Wot Now has finally outsmarted and outsailed the crafty Syd Fischer's Ragamuffin as the two TP52s continue their relentless tussle for handicap pole position heading into the Rolex Sydney Hobart start next week.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4129Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThere was plenty of spray off the bow as boats hurtled down waves on the downwind legs sent the photographers into a frenzy as the two divisions racing on the Macquarie Circle made the most of the fresh conditions.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4125Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn day one of the Rolex Trophy eighty-one year old Syd Fischer and his crew on board Ragamuffin threw down an early challenge to the rest of the fleet preparing for the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in eight days time.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4123Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA tonight presented the CYCA Ocean Racer of the Year awards. In a first for the Awards, the CYCA has introduced the category of Ocean Navigator of the Year, which aims to recognise the integral role that navigators play in the navigation of a yacht and vital race tactics.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4122Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe 2008 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race sailed onto the harbour-side doorstep of the Sydney Central Business District today with a group of prominent skippers and sailors engaged in a press conference preview amid lunchtime strollers outside the historic Customs House at Circular Quay.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4124Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspToday's SOLAS Big Boat Challenge broke the bad weather spell of the past few years with Sydney turning on a postcard day for the biggest racing yachts gathered in Sydney for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4121Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Club Marine 2009 Cruise to Hobart is an initiative of the CYCA Cruising Committee. Introduced into the 2008/2009 sailing calendar, the Club Marine 2009 Cruise is the result of a strategy to offer members of the club and other cruising enthusiasts the opportunity to take part in an organised long coastal cruise that conforms to a list of objectives.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4120Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSeventeen big boats ranging in size from the super quick TP52s up to the 30 metre maxis will go head to head tomorrow on Sydney Harbour in the annual pre-Rolex Sydney Hobart spectacular.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4119Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFor the third and final day of action in the Rolex Trophy One Design Series, the two fleets returned to the Macquarie Circle for their final races of the series. Inside the Harbour the breeze was kicking up its heels. Offshore, the Sydney 38s and Farr 40s enjoyed a fantastic racetrack with a 15 knot sou'west breeze and flat waters compared to the rolling seas of day two.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4115Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:33:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe ever-changing weather conditions had the Rolex Trophy One Design race committee busy re-laying marks and kept competitors on their toes with today's winds a bit like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates - you never knew what you were going to get.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4114Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDay one of the Rolex Trophy One Design Series delivered tough conditions for the Farr 40 fleet. With gale force winds predicted offshore Principle Race Officer Denis Thompson made the call early to bring racing into the Harbour.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4113Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:06:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThree Olympians will add a touch of glamour to this weekend's Rolex Trophy One Design Series which starts tomorrow when a fleet of seven Farr 40s take to the waters off Sydney Heads in what is forecast to be a heavy air regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4110Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4116Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia was today advised by Aussie skipper Mark McRae that the Russian Open 85, Trading Network / Alye Parusa was being officially withdrawn from the Rolex Sydney Hobart starting list.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4103Tue, 9 Dec 2008 15:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4102Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:12:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMichael Hiatt's brand new Victorian Farr 55 Living Doll was club racing last Saturday on Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay when the breeze freshened to 20 knots. Hiatt's crew bore away then heard a loud bang, which they initially thought was the forestay breaking. Instead they found their 23 metre tall mast had compressed 100mm at the deck.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4100Mon, 8 Dec 2008 16:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4098Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSaturday 6th December saw the last race of the Grant Thornton Short Ocean Pointscore and Ocean pointscore series. The race committee had a difficult decision to make. Although it was blowing 10-12 knots from the west in the harbour there was no wind reported offshore. A southerly was predicted at noon and so the start was delayed for its arrival. After a 40 minute wait the committee and competitors were getting frustrated in the 36 degree heat with hot westerly winds.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4097Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe exclusive opportunity to bid for a place on one of Australia's best known ocean racing thoroughbreds for charity closes today. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has listed guest places on Wild Oats XI, Skandia, Ichi Ban and Andrew Short Marine Shockwave 5 for its SOLAS Big Boat Challenge on Tuesday 16 December 2008. Bidding closes at 5pm AEST on 8 Decemberhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4083Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Grant Thornton Short Haul Pointscore race on Saturday (6 December) was the 9th of the season and the last to count toward the Spring Pointscore. First place under PHS went to Peter Lewis in Lu Lu Belle, competing in their first Short Haul race of the season. Niel Burling in the well sailed Baltic Lady took second and are the winners of the Spring Pointscore. Caprice of Huon was third.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4096Sun, 7 Dec 2008 12:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt was a dramatic final race at the 22nd Phuket King's Cup, when CYCA's Ray Robert's DK46 Quantum Racing out sailed two Hong Kong Grand Prix racers, Paul Winkelmann's TP52 Island Fling and Neil Pryde's Hi Fi, to snatch a narrow victory on count back.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4095Sun, 7 Dec 2008 10:28:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn IRC 1 Class, Allen's Beneteau First 44.7 Ichi Ban leads the series after an impressive record of handicap wins in all races. In second place is Rob Bottomley's Beneteau First 47.7 Sailplane, followed by Ben Copley's Swan CS42 Katsu.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4094Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTime is running out to win some great prizes in the annual Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Trusts Raffle! Support the charity that supports you and you could be sunning yourself on Hamilton Island for 5 nights staying at the Reef View Hotel. Raffle will be drawn on 16 December.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3983Fri, 5 Dec 2008 09:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter yesterday's two wins from three races and a punishing night sail in atrocious conditions including lightning and rain squalls, the Julian Freeman helmed Wot Now lost none of its momentum on the race track today, winning two from three and beating Syd Fischer's near sistership Ragamuffin by eight points once the final results for the six-race series were tallied.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4087Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:06:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspConditions for day one of the two-day Championship were fluky with plenty of south to south east puff out of Rose Bay for the passage race start at midday, while the IRC fleets offshore found themselves languishing in an uncomfortable chop and an easing breeze that was clocking left then right midway through race 2.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4084Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWill Tiller and his team of Daniel Pooley and James Maloney from Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron have taken out the Bavaria Yachts International Youth Match Racing Championship in shifting conditions that required the course to be re-laid several times during the day.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4082Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) is proud to announce it has been given the rights to be the Organising Authority to host the Australian Womens Match Racing Championships by Yachting Australia.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4081Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol has implemented new Offshore Tracking Procedures as introduced by the NSW State Rescue Board from 1 December 2008.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4092Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn 25th November the CYCA Cruising Committee hosted an information evening entitled "From twilights to grand prix", a presentation by Michael Spies, Julian Plante, and Michael Coxon.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4089Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo renowned NSW yachtsmen and Sydney Hobart Yacht Race winning skippers in the 1950s and 1960s, Graham Newland and Alby Burgin, have set sail for the final time.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4080Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:15:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn exactly one month's time, Sydney Harbour will come alive as the second largest Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet in a decade sets off for the annual summer blue water classic.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4079Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:32:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLine honours and provisional first place on IRC corrected time went to Bellerive Yacht Club member David Creese with his recently acquired Sydney 38 Creese Property, the former Sydney yacht Transfusion, with Rolex Sydney Hobart entrants She's the Culprit and Pisces placing second and third.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4076Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA-based International Etchells Fifteen, owned by David Clarke and Andrew Smith, has finished at the top of the Sydney Fleet's World Qualifying Series, winning four of the regattas sailed on the Harbour since September.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4075Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:50:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTo thank the Eden community for their support of The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia during the running of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, a group of Eden Marine High School students visit the CYCA for a week to experience sailing, enjoy the harbour and explore Sydney. This is the fifteenth year that the CYCA has hosted this event.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4074Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe skipper of the first Russian boat to enter the Rolex Sydney Hobart in almost 20 years is now racing the clock in Auckland, New Zealand, to have a new keel built after large cracks in the existing keel were discovered earlier this week.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4072Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Members Lisa and Martin Hill's Estate Master won the third event in the 2008-09 Australian Farr 40 circuit, the CYCA F40 Regatta. Estate Master started out the regatta winning the first race and wrapped it up winning the final race and Boat of the Day for Sunday.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4067Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4065Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4068Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCurrent Ocean Pointscore Series leader Julian Farren Price and his crew on About Time had a fascinating day on water and one of the very rare ones where they had a spinnaker to and from Botany Bay.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4064Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is pleased to announce that the Notice of Race is now available for the Rolex Trophy.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4063Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3963Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:17:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAlan Briety's Corby 49 Limit has scored back-to-back IRC wins in the CYCA's Cabbage Tree Island Race for the prestigious Halvorsen Brothers Trophy, sailed off the New South Wales coast over the weekend.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4057Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4056Sat, 8 Nov 2008 15:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4062Sat, 8 Nov 2008 13:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4055Fri, 7 Nov 2008 16:14:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLast Wednesday evening students and teachers from the thirteen schools participating in the Freedman Foundation's Schools' Youth Sail Program arrived at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia for the first day of the program, the orientation twilight sail.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4060Fri, 7 Nov 2008 12:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4053Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4054Thu, 6 Nov 2008 11:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is delighted to announce one of the largest fleets in a decade with 113 yachts nominated for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008, Australia's premier blue water event.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4052Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspVictorian Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race nominations Shogun and Chutzpah have starred in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria's Bass Strait race from Melbourne to Stanley, the historic port town on the north-west coast of Tasmania, sailed over the weekend. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4048Sun, 2 Nov 2008 22:21:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours contender Andrew Short Marine-Shockwave 5 really cracked on the pace in today's Gascoigne Cup, the historic short ocean race off Sydney Heads conducted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron since 1886. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4047Sat, 1 Nov 2008 19:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspan historic ocean racing victory, Ian Kiernan's classic timber yacht Sanyo Maris has celebrated the 50th anniversary of her launching with an IRC handicap win in the 414 nautical mile Hempel 35th Gosford - Lord Howe Island Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4044Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:34:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThis morning in Sydney the 98-foot triple Rolex Sydney Hobart line honours winner Wild Oats XI was taken out of moth balls at Bankstown Airport, the first step in the crew's quest for a record fourth consecutive line honours win in the Boxing Day classic.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4043Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has added a new category in its prestigious Ocean Racer of the Year Awards - Ocean Navigator of the Year. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4042Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBoat owners planning to be on the start line on Boxing Day, 26 December 2008, for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race have one week left to submit an application for entry with the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4041Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspGuido Belgiorno Nettis's and his crew on Transfusion have taken their second title in the Australian Farr 40 2008-09 Circuit in as many weeks. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4040Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA member Andrew Short has skippered his 80-footer Andrew Short Marine-Shockwave 5 to a emphatic line honours win in the Hempel 35th Gosford - Lord Howe Island Yacht Race, underlining her prospects for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4039Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe maxi yacht Andrew Short Marine-Shockwave 5 has streaked away from the fleet overnight in the Hempel 35th Gosford - Lord Howe Island Yacht Race, opening up a remarkable lead of 75 nautical miles over the second boat, Getaway-Sailing. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4038Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:33:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe classic ocean racing yacht Sanyo Maris is coming out of retirement to celebrate the 50th anniversary of her launching - by competing in two of Australia's toughest races, the Hempel 35th Gosford - Lord Howe Island Yacht Race and the 64th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4036Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDozens of fishing trawlers and a few yachts and motor cruisers lined the wharves in the small fishing village of Triabunna, on the East Coast of Tasmania, in late October as yacht club commodores, naval officers and civic leaders joined locals and tourists for a moving commemorative service on the waterfront. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4034Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, with the cooperation of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania is pleased to announce details of an organised Cruise to Hobart to take place in January - February 2009. A non time-based voyage from Sydney to Hobart, the Cruise has been organised to follow a set of communication and safety disciplines with a designated arrival time in Hobart no later than midday on 5 February 2009. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4030Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA members will skipper eight of the 14 yachts setting sail next Saturday, 25 October, in the Hempel 25th Gosford Lord Howe Island Yacht Race, the longest annual category 1 ocean race in Australian waters apart from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4026Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspJudging by her speed in last night's St Arnou Twilight Series, Andrew Short's maxi yacht PWC-Shockwave looks set for a record-breaking dash across the Tasman Sea in the Gosford Lord Howe Island Race, starting Saturday week, 25 October. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4025Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4024Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA Youth Sailing Academy each school holiday opens its training and coaching facilities to promising young dinghy sailors from clubs in the Sydney metropolitan area, giving them their first taste of keelboat sailing. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4022Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSailors who have made radio contact with the Eden branch of the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol during the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race or on their return passage will be saddened to learn of the death last Friday of Jean Whiter after a brief illness, at the age of 88. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4021Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe battle lines were drawn early with two races remaining on Sunday in the Peppers Farr 40 Port Stephens Regatta, with Transfusion was leading by 10 points from Estate Master and Hooligan both on 24 points. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4018Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe always well-sailed Beneteau 44.7 Mr Beaks Ribs took out a fine double over the weekend in the CYCA's Flinders Island Race, the third long ocean race in the club's 2008-2009 Blue Water Pointscore and Tasman Series. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4017Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDay two of racing at the Peppers Anchorage Farr 40 regatta and the eight boats racing had a delayed start to the day when they waited for an hour and half for the Nor' East breeze to fill in. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4016Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEight Farr 40 teams kicked off the Australian Farr 40 2008-2009 season at the opening Peppers Anchorage Farr 40 Regatta on Friday. After four races on the waters off Nelson Bay Estate Master leads the event. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4015Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe marine industry, including many CYCA members, gathered at Woolwich Dock last night for the launch of compasscard, the latest addition to the expanding Noakes Group that will deliver greater consistency to boat owners regardless of which site they utilisehttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4014Thu, 9 Oct 2008 14:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe arrival of daylight saving saw the fleet for yesterday's St Arnou Wednesday Twilight Series double in size, with 46 boats and their crews enjoying a perfect spring evening on Sydney Harbour. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4013Thu, 9 Oct 2008 10:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Doctor Dick" Smidlin's business card described him as a 'retired anaesthetist, farmer and diver' and currently a 'journeyman, sailor and bargee'. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4012Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNewport, Rhode Island, 4 Oct: Australia has a new sailing world champion here in Newport, Rhode Island, the same seaport town on the US coast where Australia II historically won the America's Cup just over 25 years ago. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4010Sun, 5 Oct 2008 10:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe two Cookson 12s, About Time and Occasional Coarse Language, have been duelling off Sydney Heads for the past eight seasons, but today Warwick Sherman had pleasure in declaring 'it's about time'. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4009Sat, 4 Oct 2008 22:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNEWPORT, RI (Oct. 3, 2008) - Race committees are often criticized for not running races in big breezes. PRO Peter Reggio sent the M 30 fleet up Narragansett Bay today and managed to deliver two additional races in this World Championship. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4008Sat, 4 Oct 2008 10:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA member Guy Stening and his crew of Optimum have maintained their overall lead after two days of racing in the prestigious M30 World Championships being sailed off Newport, Rhode Island. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4007Thu, 2 Oct 2008 13:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith a 5.30pm start and an early twilight there were only 34 starters, but those that managed to get to the start line were rewarded with a beautiful sunny spring evening and a fresh 15-18 NNE breeze.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4005Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFor the Blue Water Pointscore race to Bird Island which commenced 30 minutes after the Grant Thornton Short Haul race, a fleet of 19 started including the defending BWPS champion Syd Fischer on Ragamuffin, Andrew Short in his new Andrew Short Marine (Shockwave) and Paul Clitheroe's Balance.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4003Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:12:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA YSA Team Captain Amanda Scrivenor was part of the winning crew representing Australia at the Nations Cup, hosted aby Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, Auckland. Crew members included Katie Spithill, Nina Curtis and Jessica Eastwell.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4001Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:21:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter four races, Etchells sailing out of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia fleet have opened up an early lead from Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron-based Etchells for the 2008-2009 Kopsen Cup Interclub Challenge.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4006Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:15:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSix weeks after the Applications for Entry opened for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008, applications for entry have been flooding in with the receipt of the fiftieth entry today. Race Organisers are now anticipating a bumper fleet of over 100 yachts.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=4000Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3999Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:28:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3998Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:14:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3997Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe winner of the PHS non-spinnaker division, and hence the winner of the Monica Geddes Memorial Trophy was Privateer, owned by Bill Mirow. "It was a great race for us - we didn't realise how well we had sailed until we saw the resultshttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3996Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:12:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn the final downwind leg, it was Ryan who proved his skill as a downwind sailor, extending his lead to a sizeable margin, defeating Quartly by sixteen seconds and taking his place on the podium as back to back AYMR Champion.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3994Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith the breeze, a NE setting in at around 9 knots, for the opening flight, it was RFBYC's Brown who took the race to CYCA's Ryan, forcing him into a tacking duel up to the first mark, before pulling ahead in the first downwind leg.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3991Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMDSC's Sean O'Rourke produced one of the biggest saves of the day, and nearly pulled off an upset win in his flight two encounter with RFBYC's Tristan Brown. Just after the start siren sounded, O'Rourke lost his balance and fell overboard, only to catch the kite-sheet and pull himself back onto the boat without losing too much ground. Unfortunately this slight error proved costly as Brown won the race by a mere 1 second.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3990Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3989Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3988Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:14:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3987Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:34:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3986Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) is proud to again host the Australian Youth Match Racing Championships for 2008. Held in Tasmania in 2007, the Yachting Australia endorsed ISAF Grade 3 event is rotated around the different states each year with the 2008 championships being held on the waters of Sydney Harbour from the 17-21 September.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3982Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Monica Geddes Memorial Trophy Harbour Islands Race is traditionally the Summer Season opening event, and it will be held this Sunday 21 September.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3979Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Sheila Patrick Memorial Trophy was introduced by the Associates Committee in 2001, to recognise those women completing 10 Hobart races. Sheila Patrick was a great achiever in her time, and a true role model and inspiration for all women sailors.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3984Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3975Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTalking about winning for the second successive year, Walker said, "there was a lot more competition this year, so it means a fair bit more than last year, it was good to get out there this afternoon and have two good solid wins."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3973Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:02:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA Perfect Gift for Christmas! Get your copy today - Suitable for a history buff, avid reader, a yachtie or anyone really! A unique book on the history of the CYCA for only A$49.95. (CYCA Member Price and saving $10 off the recommended retail price). Copies can be purchased online or at the CYCA reception. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3855Sun, 7 Sep 2008 00:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBerrimilla successfully completed the transit at the end of August, and in so doing entered the history books.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3971Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn the final, Nicky Souter's Team won the first two races with confidence. Amanda put up a great fight in both races but Nicky's experience and excellent crew work had all the answers for everything Amanda's Team threw at them. Amanda's Team won the third race in the best of 5 series but then the race committee ran out of time and called off racing for the day leaving Nicky Souter, Samantha Boyd, Susan Veal and Lilly Taylor as the champions. Amanda Scrivenor, Olivia Price, Rebecca Dunn and Sarah Sabey were great sports in defeat.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3970Wed, 3 Sep 2008 12:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAudi's managing director Joerg Hofmann announced the Audi IRC Australian Champions for 2008, handing winner Peter Sorensen the keys to his brand new Audi Q7. "Less than 1 point divided the winner from second place. This kind of down-to-the-wire excitement makes for a great championship series," Audi's Joerg Hofmann said. "The Philosopher's Club fought hard, and won. Congratulations."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3969Tue, 2 Sep 2008 10:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEventual IRC Grand Prix division 2 winner Honeysuckle, the Beneteau First 45 skippered by CYCA's Ray Harris, finished Saturday's Molle Island Race then waited in the wings, scanning the horizon for Rod Jones' Archambault 40 Alegria, their series nemesis. "The boys had the boat flying today. We had a good downwind leg and we opened up a gap on Alegria then worked really hard to maintain speed," Harris added. CYCA Commodore Matt Allen and CYCA member Michael Spies (navigator) were part of the successful crew of Honeysuckle.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3968Mon, 1 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter a number of tight tacks, the CYCA was able to take advantage of their superior boatspeed once again to be able to force the RPAYC team into a dial down as they approached the top mark for the final time. This was CYCA's chance to try to 'wipe-off' their still outstanding penalty.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3967Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWe approached the finals races like all others and as a team were happy with our mindset going into the series. We won the first match after leading off the line and then extending in tacking duels on both beats.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3965Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFollowing yesterday's divisional win in the Whitehaven Beach Race, Bob Steel's TP 52 Quest is closing in on the pre-regatta favourite, Peter Sorensen's Sydney 36CR, The Philosophers Club.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3964Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWithin hours of the release of the Rolex Sydney Hobart 2008 Notice of Race, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia had received its first applications for entry and now has climbed to 13, already surpassing the number of entries received this time last year.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3962Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspQuantum Racing, led the IRC division 1 fleet around the course to take line and handicap honours to finish equal on points with Melbourne yachtsman Michael Hiatt's Living Doll, also a Cookson 50 but with a conventional fixed keel.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3958Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Sailing Committee cordially invites boat owners to the 2008 Boat Owners' Forum to be conducted on Tuesday 9 September at the CYCA from 7pm onwards. This forum will be an opportunity for boat owners to provide feedback on the Audi Winter Series and to learn about new changes that have been implemented for the 2008-09 Summer Series. We will be joined by guest speaker Dobbs Davis from the USA to discuss the ORC International Rule.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3957Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTo celebrate, d'Albora Marinas is offering CYCA Members 4 cents/litre off the bowser rate of fuel* upon presentation of the d'Albora Marinas voucher at the following d'Albora outlets: Akuna Bay, Cabarita Point, Nelson Bay, Pier 35, Rushctters Bay and The Spit. CYCA Members can collect these vouchers from CYCA Reception for a limited time only.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3955Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, the organising authority for the 64th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and Rolex SA of Geneva, the naming rights sponsor of Australia's premier blue water ocean classic, are pleased to announce the release of the Notice of Race and invite owners and skippers to apply for entry.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3949Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEntry forms are now available to download from the Sailing page.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3951Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3952Wed, 6 Aug 2008 11:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRyan was pleased with his win resulting from good crew work, communication and boat speed. His recent overseas regatta experiences and coaching over winter made them a formidable opponent for other teams. This result leaves them in good stead for the Australian Youth Match Racing Championship to be held at the CYCA 17 - 20 September 2008.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3948Sun, 3 Aug 2008 10:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe overall winner of the PHS division was John Simpson's Shark Face, with Sea Quest second and Obsession third. After being notified of his win in the PHS division John Simpson was an even happier man than yesterday evening. "This is great news to be told first thing in the morning.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3945Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFor Paul Clitheroe, owner of Balance, he had rolled the dice on Saturday afternoon and took the decision to go wide, with the next roll being when to come back inshore. Offshore, Balance was sailing along quite nicely and maintaining good boat speed before getting caught in the thunderstorms. "That was one of the most intense thunderstorms I have seen in a long time, said Paul. "The lightening lit up the night sky - but being in the middle of a lightening & thunderstorm with an aluminium mast is something that when it hits - you know that it's one place that you don't want to be and it's paramount to ensure crew safety."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3944Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRay Roberts recalled their race upon setting his feet on dry land "It was a fantastic but tough race. We had a pretty good start and were in a good position with Quest and Ragamuffin (the early leaders off the start line) and Yendys. We continued to battle with the other 50ft yachts over the first afternoon and evening."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3943Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe judges admitted they had a tough job, however threw in a few additional categories such as 'tidiest toilet' and 'best entertainment', just for fun. The winner this year was Karalee, owned by Ian Hansen, with second place presented to Alan Stanton's Samiel, third to Nigel Stokes' Fidelis.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3946Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt is anticipated that the lead boats will cross the finish line at approx 4am Monday morning with conditions at the finish line off Southport's Main Beach currently showing 5-10 knots W/SW, with a possible increase in the wind to 15-20 knots.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3942Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWild Joe was also forced to retire due to rudder damage sustained to the forward rudder. Owner Steven David reported in after the boat was in port after assessing damage, "We were surfing off a wave at approx. 1.20am this morning (about 60 miles offshore) and we had good boat speed of 20-22 knots in 18-20 knots of breeze. We came down off the wave and hit a submerged object. The boat stopped dead and we heard the crack of carbon as we lost the forward rudder. None of the crew were injured and we made it back to Port Stephens. If we haven't sustained any keel damage we'll be up at Hamilton Island Race Week after further assessment."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3941Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAmongst the lead pack, Ragamuffin, Yendys, Flirt and Quantum Racing are both sailing outside of the rhumbline trying to utilise some offshore breeze. The lead four boats are currently averaging speeds of 8 - 10 knots.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3939Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMark Richards skipper of Wild Oats X commented on his retirement from the race "We aren't having much luck in the 66ft class this week! We broke the bobstay and that caused the bowsprit to break just after we had cleared the heads - but that's ocean racing for you."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3938Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPaul Clitheroe, media's money man has just fitted a new spinnaker pole and if he and his crew can figure out how to use it properly they are in for an exciting race. "There are three Sydney 47's racing in this race and the boats are set-up for conditions like this and they love the wind across the beam!, " said Paul. "I have been told by my crew not to be too aggressive so that I don't break anything - when we were sailing to Hobart on the first night I blew two spinnakers!"http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3937Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMichael Logan, Manager, Bureau of Meteorology, announced the conditions that the fleet of 76 yachts may experience over the race period. For the start of the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race at 1pm on Saturday 26 July, light westerly winds of approx 5-10 knots are forecast. The outlook for Saturday appears to be mostly fine with a maximum temperature of 17C.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3935Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The team was very competitive right from the beginning of round one in light wind conditions. They adapted to the boats quickly and showed that they were one of the teams to catch early on" said coach Nev Wittey.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3934Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPam Messenger paid tribute to Jeannette "On behalf of all the Associate members, we sincerely thank you for your contribution, and wish you all the very best in your future endeavours."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3933Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3936Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:17:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3931Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3930Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3929Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The skipper/owner and crew were all in different positions today and they came together really well. Onboard we had a collegiate atmosphere with my mum providing packed lunches for the crew complete with apples & muesli bars. We even went up to the podiums in our "school uniforms". It was a great way to end the season," said Deborah Minnet from Callistahttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3928Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:50:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA fleet of top IRC racers including Steven David's Wild Joe, Bob Oatley's Wild Oats X, Peter Harburg's Black Jack and four TP52s, Syd Fischer's Ragamuffin, Graham Wood's Wot Now, Bob Steel's Quest and Alan Whitley's Cougar II, amongst others, will be jostling on the start line in a fortnight's time. These boats will be joined by many new boats including Geoff Boettcher's Secret Mens Business III, Matthew Short's Shortwave and Chris Dare's Flirt.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3927Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3925Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"To help us regain the lead, we had a really good crew member that helped put us in the right position at the right time with the right sail on, so when the breeze came back in, we were able to cross the finish line first. Upon crossing the finish line we got a very friendly cheer from the team on Occasional Coarse Language which showed great sportsmanship! It was really great to finally win a race" concluded Clare.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3924Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWild Joe, owned by Steven David, has entered this year's race and is on track to compete for her third successive overall race win on handicap. "Having competed in the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race for a number of years, we were keen to come back again this year and try to see if we can re-write the history books and achieve a third successive overall win" said Steven Davidhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3923Wed, 9 Jul 2008 16:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt will be down to the wire in the last race of the Audi Winter Series to determine the pointscore results. After 13 races just a few points separate the top boats in most divisions, promising an exciting finish on Sunday. In Division A You're Hired is on 20 points and Vanguard on 21. In Division B Revolution Edake on 26 is just 1 point ahead of Stomp, with Playstation 3 on 30.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3922Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3921Mon, 7 Jul 2008 12:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAllan Brown, pictured handing over the trauma pack to CYCA Senior Duty Manger, Marina Gibson said "on behalf of the CYCA Breakfast Club we are delighted to be able to hand over such a valuable piece of equipment, which we hope never has to be used, however it is comforting to know the club possess such equipment in the event of a medical incident. We are grateful for the support we receive each week during the Audi Winter Series from members and their crew, in order to be in a position to continue to donate the monies raised back to the club each year".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3918Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We managed to put the boat where she needed to be all the way around the course. We were battling hard with Cadenza, and when we got on top of them just near Manly, we realized that Nerone was still in front, which then basically re-started the race all over again for us!. We worked hard to catch Nerone and came up trumps!" said Warwick Sherman, owner of Occasional Coarse Languagehttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3916Sun, 6 Jul 2008 17:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3920Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"It was a very exciting race for us today. We had a couple of casual entries (Wild Joe and Shortwave) in our Division, which added to the already competitive spirit of the Division," said Andrew Banks, joint owner of You're Hired. "With a very fickle wind, it was teamwork that ensured we won today. We made no mistakes and we were able to cross the line first, with Wild Joe hot on our heels - only eleven seconds behind!."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3910Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3915Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:06:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Alfa Romeo 2 has been notching up wins since 2005, showing that she was perfectly planned from a technical point of view and that she still provides a cutting-edge sailing solution capable of top speeds, thanks to the performance of her very skilful crew. I'll be coming back to Porto Cervo at the beginning of September for another Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. Some new and very fast yachts will be taking part, and so this promises to be a fantastic event with the highest level of competition."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3909Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:21:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We have learnt a lot about the new boat since its launch in January and as a result improved our boat speed dramatically. As a result we are now starting to challenge the TP52s and Cookson 50s and the Gold Coast Race is a great opportunity to again sail against some of the best 50 footers in the world," said Flirt's owner Chris Darehttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3908Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:28:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSailing the Newport to Bermuda Yacht Race in his newly aquired boat Shockwave 5, Andrew Short successfully competed against the 'big boys' and won! Although Shockwave 5 was the fourth boat to cross the finish line, she took line honours in the St. David's Lighthouse Division, the largest division in the regatta, representing 123 of the 198 yachts entered in the Newport Bermuda Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3911Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:15:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3907Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3904Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:21:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLt Ray Richmond RN (ret), the last surviving member of the winning crew of Rani, the line and handicap winner of the inaugural Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in 1945, has died at the age of 88.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3903Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"For us, today's conditions were perfect. Apres Vous is more an ocean racing boat - so she suited the heavy conditions perfectly. Our teamwork on the boat is getting better and better - which is a testament to our placing first. I love sailing Apres Vous in these testing conditions," said owner John Griffin.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3900Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe regatta was convincingly won by Jay Griffin and his crew of Will Parker and David Thackray who did not lose a match all day. The Umpires and Race Committee found themselves with an unbreakable tie for places second to fourth and reverted to a draw to finalise the positions.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3901Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3897Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"With a strong fresh breeze, this boat was in her element today. It was great to be one of the first few boats out on the race course in these conditions. Our regular crew made sure the 'Flying Toothpick' raced cleanly and maintained good boat speed throughout the race. We played our kite runs safely and finished the race in one piece!", said skipper of UBS Wild Thing Andrew 'Spot' Smith.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3895Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCrichton said it had been a dream run for almost the entire course, which takes the fleet from St Tropez in France to the Italian port of Genoa via the Giraglia Rock off the northern tip of Corsica. "We had a good breeze on the beat up to the turning mark near the Porquerolles Islands off the French coast. We had 22 knots at that point and carried a spinnaker or Code Zero all the way to the Giraglia Rock, where there was about 13 knots' wind. We picked up a new breeze and reached towards Genoa. The wind dropped and we parked up for almost three hours before we got the new shore breeze to get us across the finish."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3896Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspUpon being invited to the stage Don Mickleborough or 'Don Two' as he is nicknamed (because Don Juan is dead!) proclaimed himself to be one of the original 'Respectable Ratbags'. Don regaled the audience in the stories of 'Delphine'- the girlfriend - the crew of Ilina found for George 'Raw meat' Pearce, the 'Ondine' party and other shenanigans of early Hobart years.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3894Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The initial kite run proved very testing given the breeze tended to swing north. The head boats favored better than the mid fleet and jumped ahead convincingly. Balance and Stomp with their efficient asymmetrical kites reveled in these conditions and quickly clawed back the early starters advantage. Playstation 3 and the Farr 40s at the end of the fleet were pushed well down on the top mark and had to work back to the mark under jib," said Dean Harrigan, skipper of Playstation 3. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3886Sun, 8 Jun 2008 17:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe overall team winner was the CYCA team of Ethan Atkins, William Beckwith, Lucy Roper, Jack Hubbard, Ashlen Rooklyn, Prue Ward, Adam Watterson, and Alex Paton. Evan Walker who coaches the CYCA's Match Racing Development and Talented Sailor Squads was very pleased with the teams improvement throughout the regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3891Sun, 8 Jun 2008 16:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA cheque for $9,000 was donated to NRMA Careflight (NSW) for the purchase of three new night visions goggle helmets (NVG). These night vision goggles helmets will enable Careflight to perform medical rescues at night or in low light conditions.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3883Mon, 2 Jun 2008 15:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCommenting on his first place, Paul O'Connell said "Our six regular crew were all onboard today, and the crew work was exceptional. We changed our minds five minutes before the start of the race as to how we were going to work through the course and we ended up starting closer to Point Piper than to Shark Island. We were well positioned at every mark, which ultimately put us in first place."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3881Sun, 1 Jun 2008 16:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe final three races were completed quickly in freshening SE breeze. Racing was tight with each crew alternating roles enabling all squad members to experience each position on the boat under racing conditions.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3882Sat, 31 May 2008 14:14:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3879Thu, 29 May 2008 13:33:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3877Mon, 26 May 2008 13:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe young sailors learnt a great deal about light-air sail trim and did a fantastic job adapting to the extra time required for the boats to accelerate - the Force24 yachts supplied by RPAYC being considerably larger and heavier than the Elliot 6s the CYCA sailors are used to sailing.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3876Mon, 26 May 2008 11:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspReflecting on the day on water, David added "The Audi Winter Series is such good fun - even if it is tough racing. The camaraderie from the time you walk into the clubhouse and smell the breakfast cooking from the Breakfast Club, to chatting to your fellow competitors on water, whilst you are waiting for the wind to come in and then later regaling in the day's race over a quiet drink with your crew & competitors - This is what yachting is all about!http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3875Sun, 25 May 2008 19:02:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3878Fri, 23 May 2008 15:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA cheque for $6,000 was presented to Allan Tennant of the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard (AVCG), to ensure that one of the flotilla's vessels CG1 has its electrics and wiring fully refurbished to ensure its operationally viablility.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3873Mon, 19 May 2008 13:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn Saturday 26 July 2008 the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia will start its 23rd annual Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, an event that is second only in status to the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race among long ocean races conducted by the Club. The Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race NOR is available today to download. Kioni, is the first entry received by the Sailing Office for the 2008 Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race. Kioni is a Beneteau 47.7 and is owned by Nick Athineos.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3872Mon, 19 May 2008 12:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"A fabulous day on water. There was a good, fresh constant breeze which helped all boats rocket around the course. The weather forecasts had reported doom and gloom but that didn't happen so we didn't get wet." said Dick Cawse.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3869Sun, 18 May 2008 16:32:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3874Thu, 15 May 2008 10:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp'It was a great race today. The key to our success was the communication and crew work. We had great spinnaker runs and the breeze stayed in with no holes." said Lachlan Irwin, skipper of Clewless?, Division H winner. "After a light and variable south east wind at the start, the fleet got away nicely. A delightful day of sailing prevailed with a steady 8 knots of wind around the course," said Denis Doyle, owner & skipper of Sextant, Division J third place.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3864Sun, 11 May 2008 18:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3863Wed, 7 May 2008 13:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWinter Series sponsor, German luxury carmaker Audi, says the new record level of entries is a strong message of support from the CYCA members.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3861Wed, 7 May 2008 13:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"It has always been my dream sail in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race aboard Wild Oats...To get there I know that I will have to train through the Talented Sailor squad and progress up to the Advanced Squad." said Edward Whitelock. Vice Commodore Linacre responded by saying that next time he sees Bob Oatley he would ask Bob to put Edward on the list!http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3858Mon, 5 May 2008 12:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The race was a tight tussle in light winds and the sailing was enjoyed by all onboard. Shy kite legs were the key to catch the leader" said Beau Dixon, onboard Perfect Match, Division F, second place.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3856Sun, 4 May 2008 17:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLate last month, the owners of Limit and Patrice Six laid down the gauntlet to each other, betting, at that stage, a case of champagne on whoever ended up first overall between the two of them.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3853Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"With the wind conditions today, it was ideal for our boat - sail changes that were required were executed by the crew flawlessly. I am excited about the outcome of the last two races and am looking forward to the rest of the Audi Winter Series. The treachery of the winter series is yet to unfold but we are ready for the challenge." added David.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3850Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAn invitation from Leroy Chiao, who was the Commander of the ISS, to undertake another, rather more symbolic voyage through the North West Passage to link up with NASA's Haughton-Mars Project on Devon Island, in time to observe the total solar eclipse on August 1 2008 could not be surpassed. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3852Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"It was a good decision to delay the start as it made for a much fairer race when it started," said Paul Billingham, owner Elusive and winner in Division J. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3846Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:12:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3845Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3844Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe unlucky member of the fleet was Outrage, a Duncanson 8, who lost her keel near Steele Point and capsized. All crew members were returned to shore - unscathed but a little damp and Outrage was eventually righted and towed back to the marina.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3840Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp2006 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race starter, Dennis Mason, who sailed in the third Sydney Hobart Race in 1947 aboard Moonbi passed away in Sydney at the age of 92. His funeral service will be held at St Peters Anglican Church, Old South Head Road, Watsons Bay at 11am Friday 11th April.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3836Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"It's amazing what you can do with a clean bottomed boat! I have been sailing with the crew for 22 years and it's nice to finally do well in a Ladies Day Race. The handicapper was kind to us today! I think I was the only one out on the water in full wet weather gear... so that must have kept the rain away!" said Sandy Broadhurst, Phillips Foote Witchdoctor.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3835Sun, 6 Apr 2008 16:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"This award is not just for me, but for all of my crew. Without such a terrific crew, I don't think we could have achieved this result," said Syd Fischer, Skipper of Ragamuffin.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3838Sun, 6 Apr 2008 16:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3839Sun, 6 Apr 2008 10:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOne of the up and coming lady skippers sailing on Sunday will be Amanda Scrivenor. Amanda is a CYCA Youth Sailing Academy success story. Having sailed with her family for most of her life, Amanda came to the Youth Sailing Academy in 2007 after her family moved to Sydney from Melbourne. She was part of the Advanced Match Racing squad and had successful regattas in New Zealand (2nd), Malaysia (1st) and placing 3rd in the Australian Women's Nationals and Australian Open.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3834Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAmong the fleet is Nerida, owned by Sir James Hardy, which is returning to sailing after her unfortunate sinking whilst moored in Sydney Harbour in June 2007. Lovingly restored to her finest over a period of six months, Nerida will take to the seas again this Sunday.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3833Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3832Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs Sydney's autumn skies shone and provided some interesting wind conditions, eight teams competed in the Marinassess Women's Match Racing Regatta, with the CYCA team skippered by Lucinda Whitty winning the regatta. Of the eight teams competing, two international teams from Italy and USA raced giving them valuable racing experience in the lead-up to the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Women's Match Racing World Championships being conducted in Auckland this week. The international skipper Sabrina Gurioli (Italy) currently holds an ISAF women's match racing ranking of 15, with Liz Baylis (USA) holding an ISAF women's match racing ranking of 11.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3828Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:14:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAudi Australia's Rosebery dealership hosted the function which also served as a prize-giving ceremony for the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race. Syd Fischer's Ragamuffin was recognised as the line honours winner and the IRC Division 0/1 winnerhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3826Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPlum Crazy will line up with up to a dozen former Sydney Hobart racing yachts built more than 30 years ago in the Great Veterans Race, including former line honours winner Fidelis, handicap runner-up and early Admiral's Cup team member Caprice of Huon and One Ton Cup winner Stormy Petrel.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3825Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFor boaters travelling by air to enjoy boating away from home, bringing along a CO2 cylinder for a self-inflatable personal flotation device (PFD) through airport security was frequently not an option due to a policy set by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3824Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA members have won the major trophies in the 60th Brisbane to Gladstone Race, with line honours going to Ichi Ban, Quantum Racing winning IRC overall and Wot Yot placing third. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3822Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:44:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Commodore Matt Allen and his defending champion Ichi Ban have taken line honours in the 60th Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3821Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp'So it was everyone on deck, harnesses on, we ran through the safety routine. Richard Grimes went over the side to see what was happening down there, and came back and said, 'Nada. There's nothing, there, it's all gone.' Heck, we even sent him back for a second look just to make sure!'http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3823Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFollowing on-board celebrations, Leroy and her crew of Elodie Bertrand, Marie Riou and Claire Pruvot abandoned their Elliott 6 for a dip in Sydney Harbour - until the foreigners suddenly remembered Australia's reputation for somewhat unfriendly marine life and quickly clambered back aboard.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3820Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe best of five finals will kick off tomorrow at midday in the Rushcutters Bay vicinity and the host club is hoping a large spectator fleet will fill the front stalls for the unique opportunity to see this standard of America's Cup style international match racing, the likes of which is rarely seen in Sydney.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3819Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFrance's world number one Claire Leroy has also settled into the Elliott 6's and new surroundings with both she and Souter undefeated on day two. A redress race between the pair has been earmarked for the end of round robin two and the result of that grudge match will propel one of them into the regatta lead.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3818Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThis year prize money will be awarded to the top three teams with the entry fee of $500 (for teams aged over 25) and $200 (team aged under 25), returned threefold to the winning team and twice to the runner up while third will pocket their entry fee.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3115Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAustralia's Katie Spithill and her crew have showed ominous form early in the Harken Women's International Match Racing Regatta, finishing day one undefeated after seven flights.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3813Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:21:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRegatta sponsor for the fifth year and managing director of Harken Australia, Carl Watson, told the teams "it's fantastic for Harken to be involved with such a great event, particularly given the outstanding international field".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3812Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWellington lived up to its name as 'windy Wellington' when the second round robin and finals of the Centreport Regatta hosted by Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club had to be abandoned due to strong breezes. However on the North Island they were struggling for breeze.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3806Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Shortly after, we saw About Time drop their spinnaker and start to work out from shore and at that point we had a blow out in our spinnaker sheet with the casing splitting, causing an ugly mess and potential issue on the winch".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3805Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThree Australian teams will be fighting for national pride, with two also duelling for the one remaining place for the upcoming world championship, when they take on the match racing might of the Europeans.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3804Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSyd Fischer's Ragamuffin has taken the double in the inaugural Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race after Mr Beaks Ribs' chances of an outright IRC win vanished with the light overnight windshttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3803Sun, 9 Mar 2008 10:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSyd Fisher's TP52 Ragamuffin has taken line honours in the inaugural Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race, beating Graeme Wood's TP52 Wot Yot by just two minutes across the line and cementing Fischer's place in history with a ninth Blue Water Champion crown.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3802Sat, 8 Mar 2008 22:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA team skipped by Kyle Langford (with Jamie Woods and Sean O'Rourke) have only sailed three races of the first round robins and are on one win and two losses. Hopefully the weather will settle down for tomorrow and a full day of racing can be completed.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3800Fri, 7 Mar 2008 19:34:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAlready expressing interest in competing is another Hobart winner, Nigel Stoke's Fidelis that took line honours in the 1966 race and last year's Great Veterans Race winner, Kevin O'Shea's Stormy Petrel, which won the 1971 One Ton Cup in New Zealand.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3797Thu, 6 Mar 2008 12:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSydney-based sailor, Peter Sorensen, has taken the lead in the 2008 Audi IRC Australian Championship, following his outstanding performance with yacht, Philosopher's Club at the Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta 2008.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3795Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Thai Airways welcomes all CYCA members to take up the opportunity to visit some time in the future to experience our unique Thai culture and experience their love of sailing in an alternative but equally beautiful environment," added Mr Chatasingha. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3793Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe youth sailors have also used the summer to participate in the Mount Gay Monday and St Arnou Wednesday twilight series, the recent Australian Farr 40 Sprint Series and the Farr 40 Nationals.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3792Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:17:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Commodore Matt Allen's Ichi Ban, Westin Mina Seyahi and Rush Knot emerged at the top of the pile in Division 1, 2 and 3 respectively at the end of the 2008 Emirates Maktoum Sailing Trophyhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3791Mon, 3 Mar 2008 11:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA fleet of 267 yachts from Sydney, Pittwater, Botany Bay and Newcastle clubs, plus a couple of Melbourne boats, contested the regatta which catered for virtually every keelboat class that regularly races in Sydney.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3790Mon, 3 Mar 2008 11:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMore than 50 yachts sailing for, or based at the CYCA will be competing in this weekend's Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta, within a total line-up of more than 260 boats. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3788Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMonday saw the last Mount Gay twilight race of the season, the series finishing on an exciting note with most of the pointscore podium positions decided on the night.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3786Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspJon Short and Miles Bastick's MRX rounded out an excellent seasons sailing on Saturday to take out the PHS and IRC pointscores in the overall Short Haul Summer Series and the IRC Autumn Short Haul Pointscore.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3784Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:14:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA division win by Ray Stone at the helm of Razor's Edge and a second by The Tavern, skippered by Ian Guanaria , gave the CYCA a third place overall in the Admiral's Trophy, the major event of Sunday's annual RANSA Regatta on the Harbour. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3782Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter three very different days of sailing both on Sydney Harbour and off Sydney heads, the CYCA's Lang Walker and his team on Kokomo have defended their double crown - the 2008 Hamilton Island Farr 40 Australian Championship and the 2007 -08 Australian Farr 40 Circuit.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3781Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThey first came together as a crew at the CYCA's Youth Sailing Academy, claiming a number of major victories while representing the Rushcutters Bay club on the competitive international youth match racing circuit before making the move into 18 foot skiffs.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3783Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We are excited about the potential of this race given the expansion of Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club's (NCYC) marina and planned new clubhouse and the fact we have a deep water port close to Sydney, which means families can drive up for the weekend," said CYCA Vice Commodore Garry Linacrehttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3780Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRSYS, CYCA and SASC members are among the major supporters of the regatta, but they are looking to yacht owners from all Sydney clubs to support this year's event, to be sailed on picturesque Sydney Harbour.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3778Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPrincipal sponsor of the Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta, Audi Australia, will give away a second car as a major prize at the regatta from 1 to 3 March - to generate record entries for 2008.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3777Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSteady southerly breezes of between 13 and 16 knots on Saturday led to a fast and competitive penultimate Short Haul Race of the season.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3770Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We're delighted to have such strong early interest," says 2008 race director, Mark Greenwood. "It's always been a popular race for East Coast sailors, but having this proof of support from the yachting community is very heartening," he said.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3769Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDedication to improving his sailing skills over the past five years paid a huge dividend for 21-year-old Evan Walker when he outsailed New Zealander Adam Minoprio to win the 2008 Hardy Cup ISAF Grade 3 Match Racing Regatta on Sydney Harbour. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3765Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt was the one trophy that had eluded the CYCA's many successful youth teams over the years but this afternoon, Evan Walker, Kyle Langford, Will Ryan and young Oliver Hartas added a major feather to their caps with a 3-1 victory over New Zealand's defending champion Adam Minoprio.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3763Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe annual Farr 40 Sprint Series regatta being hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia this weekend, February 16 and 17, will be used as a warm up event for the upcoming 2008 Hamilton Island Farr 40 Australian Championship.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3762Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA's Evan Walker and crew have secured their Hardy Cup finals berth after winning five races today on Sydney Harbour during a sail-off between the top six teams.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3761Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:32:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFor the Danish 35 year-old world number two, Lotte Meldgaard Pedersen, this will be her first time competing on Aussie shores and she's hoping to catch a glimpse of the country's better known wildlife once she's tackled the world's best, France's Claire Leroy, on the race track.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3759Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA member Leslie Green's Swan 601 Ginger powered through the gloom of a wet and, windy (sometimes windless) day on Sydney Harbour on Saturday to win the Milson Memorial Cup, race six of the CYCA's Short Ocean Point Score. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3755Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOnce everyone had dried out, a great night was had by all with food, wine and music until late. However with the race back to Sydney the next day starting at 10am everyone, had to be up bright and early for the start line in Broken Bay.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3756Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRobert Hunt's Adams Offshore 350 Attitude will be the first holder of the Cherana Trophy after taking victory in the final race of the five-race series on Sunday. The Cherana Trophy will be presented by John Keelty at the summer prizegiving.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3754Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTrygve took the trophy home then later presented it to David Kellett to acknowledge the Past Commodore who named the Freya Room after the Halvorsen brothers' three-time consecutive Sydney Hobart overall winner, Freya.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3726Mon, 4 Feb 2008 13:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMaking a rare appearance this season in Short Haul racing proved a good decision for Denis Doyle with his yacht Sextant, taking out PHS from 2006/7 champion Caprice of Huon (David Champtaloup), which also raced for the first time.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3722Mon, 4 Feb 2008 11:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOvernight leader Guy Stening and his team on Optimumm held onto their regatta lead to take the M30 Australian Championship after three days of racing on Sydney Harbour and off Sydney Heads.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3721Sun, 3 Feb 2008 18:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe indomitable Syd Fischer is one step closer to a ninth CYCA Blue Water win after beating the IRC fleet in Friday night's 92 nautical mile race from Sydney Harbour to Flinders Islet off Wollongong and return.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3720Sun, 3 Feb 2008 16:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe ever-keen Australian fleet continues to grow and will offer spirited competition and, as always, great sailing conditions off Sydney Heads, with the racing run by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3717Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn a dramatic turnaround in the Morris Finance Sydney 38 Australian Championship which finished yesterday at Skandia Geelong Week, Alan Brierty's Limit has climbed to the top of the score sheet following Cameron Miles' retirement this morning from race eight.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3711Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:12:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA has finished fourth and fifth at the National Bank International Youth Match Racing Championship sailed out of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron from 24 - 27 January.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3708Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTony Kirby, although disappointed to find he had moved down the standings, was pleased to help retain the Teams Trophy for his home club in Sydney, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3712Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We're definitely doing all the other Audi Championship events (Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta in March, Audi Sydney Gold Coast in July and Audi Hamilton Island Race Week in August) and have our eye on the Championship trophy - and the Audi car," Steel said.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3710Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Sydney Cruising Yacht Club of Australia team of Patrice Six (Tony Kirby), Quest (Bob Steel) and Wot Yot (Graeme Wood) has won the hotly contested Teams Trophy at Skandia Geelong Week.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3709Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"How do you keep the motivation of the crew and the skipper when the rest of the fleet is nearly over the horizon? A few beers helped compensate, and knowing that you can still win on handicap without ever seeing a competitor".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3713Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:17:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFormer Etchells world champion Cameron Miles and his Sydney crew on Rush have been declared Skandia Geelong Week national Sydney 38 class champions following a three day duel with Alan Brierty's well sailed Limit which finished runner up.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3707Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFormer CYCA Ocean Racer of the Year recipient and Rolex Sydney Hobart overall winner, Bob Steel from Sydney, has taken out the grand prix division of the Audi Series at Skandia Geelong Week today.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3706Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt took the little Beneteau 31.7 Velocity 6 hours and 10 minutes to sail the 172nd Australia Day Regatta short ocean race from Sydney south to Botany Bay and return yesterday - but it was well worth the effort! http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3705Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo former Rolex Sydney Hobart winners have claimed first and second in the division 1 series pointscore with Bob Steel's TP52 Quest five points clear of Hong Kong based Karl Kwok who is sailing at this regatta with his latest Reichel/Pugh 45 Beau Geste.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3704Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Youth Sailing Academy teams skippered by Jamie Woods and Will MacKenzie are placed fourth and fifth respectively after day two of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron National Bank Youth Match Racing Championship.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3703Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA's Australia Day short ocean race to Botany Bay and return on Saturday has attracted a record 46 yachts specifically entered for the City of Sydney Sesquicentenary Trophy and the Geoff Lee Trophy. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3702Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs one of the crew on Jason Muir's Racer XY, Darren "Twirler" Jones was the highest placed CYCA member while the 1999 Etchells world champion Cameron Miles was the best ranked skipper.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3699Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith forecast seas of up to five metres and a 30 knot northerly, the CYCA race committee wisely decided on Saturday to vary the course of the first Short Haul race of the autumn series.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3696Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:50:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSteel will join other CYCA members, including Graeme Wood (Wot Yot), Tony Kirby and Laurence Freedman (Espresso Forte), at this weekend's Skandia Geelong Week.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3697Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspYesterday's light air conditions saw two of the Sydney boats, Chris Way's Easy Tiger and Alan Brierty's CYCA registered Limit, battle it out at the top of the fleet with a clear speed advantage over the other eight boats.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3698Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRay Roberts and Quantum Racing also took home the annual Sir Thomas Lipton Perpetual trophy which is awarded to the yacht which cumulatively places best at the Raja Muda, King's Cup and Singapore Straits regattas.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3701Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA yachts intending to enter the 172nd Australia Day Regatta on Sydney Harbour have only until this afternoon, Friday, 18 January to send their entries to the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3695Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Admiral's Trophy was first presented in 1987 and is won by the Sydney yacht club that performs best overall in the eight competing divisions; the best five results are counted. All Sydney yacht clubs are invited to compete.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3690Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:21:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter eight extremely close races over five days, with several lead changes, Ray Roberts' Quantum Racing came to the fore and captured the Royal Langkawi International Regatta title for the third time in succession.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3687Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspByron and Will led into the final day of racing in the fleet of 102 boats only to be overtaken by fellow Australians, Steven Thomas and Jasper Warren from the Western Australian Institute of Sport. Coming together as a crew for the 29er Worlds was a late decision for both sailors. However their sailing records and depth of sailing skills proved a formidable combination. They improved throughout and lifted their overall position from 10th in the Qualifying Series to a 2nd overall in the Gold Fleet Finalshttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3686Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSydney yacht Patrice Six, skippered by Tony Kirby, has clinched victory in the IRC division of the Huon Aquaculture Sailing South Regatta with a last race win on Saturday - with the aid of a crew of mostly Tasmanians. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3685Sun, 6 Jan 2008 20:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania's eighth annual Sailing South Regatta on Hobart's Derwent River yesterday produced a new winner - in fact, a double winner - in the form of Patrice Six, Tony Kirby's Danish designed and built X-41 from the CYCA.. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3684Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBill Ratcliff, from Sydney, became the seventh member of an exclusive group of sailors who have competed in 40 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Races, the achievement recognised with the presentation of his 40-year medallion.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3683Tue, 1 Jan 2008 16:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOnce the 82 boat Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet leaves Sydney Harbour at 1pm on Boxing Day, apart from the odd glimpse from the coastline or on television news programs they are mostly out of sight, but thanks to the highly awarded race website, the public, media and even the competitors can follow the race as it unfolds.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3631Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEd Psaltis and Bob Thomas, overall winners of the stormy 1998 Sydney Hobart with their tiny Hick 35 AFR Midnight Rambler, have been named CYCA Ocean Racers of the Year for 2006-07.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3623Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAudi has again partnered with the CYCA for two major offshore regattas including the new Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race in March and the well-established and popular Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race in July.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3622Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPeering in under the huge hull at the 20cm crack just back from leading edge at the top of the fin, Buckley, an engineer, and his boat captain Ross Field made the call that the boat is not fit to contest the Rolex Sydney Hobart.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3621Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCrews racing in this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race have an opportunity to help the worthwhile charity OzHarvest, which collects food from various areas then distributes it to many charities.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3617Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:17:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRoger Sturgeon and his American TP65 Rosebud hammered the final nail in Yendys' coffin this afternoon with a second in the last race of the Rolex Trophy giving them a two point cushion when the final pointscore was tallied.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3616Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBill Buckley's 30m New Zealand maxi Maximus, one of the Rolex Sydney Hobart line honours prospects, this morning radioed a PAN PAN emergency radio call after discovering a 20cm crack in their canting keel.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3615Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPRO Denis Thompson used the Manly Circle course area today, giving beachgoers on one of Sydney's most famous stretches of sand a view of some of the Rolex Sydney Hobart handicap contenders going through their paces.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3614Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe US based Farr STP65 Rosebud, owned by Roger Sturgeon and steered by Jack Halterman, and local boat Yendys, a Reichel/Pugh 55, continued their tussle for the number one spot, Geoff Ross' Yendys prevailing on the pointscore after four races.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3613Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs the sound of cannon fire rings out over Sydney Harbour, Michael's son Andrew will commence his fifth race south, this time as a crewmember on Queensland entrant Alacrity.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3612Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe protest committee last night disqualified Quantum Racing from race one due to the fact they were a port tacking boat which failed to keep clear of a starboard tacking boat.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3610Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:32:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspYendys claimed top spot in IRC division 0/1 in race two ahead of Rosebud and Bruce Taylor's Caprice 40 Chutzpah, which principal race officer Denis Thompson described as a "rocket ship".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3609Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspQuantum Racing's bow sprit hit Quest, then in the lumpy seas and almost in slow motion the boats came together again, Quantum's bow hitting Quest a second time.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3608Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe regatta will be only the second contested by Bruce Taylor's latest Chutzpah, the new IRC40 out of Melbourne which was launched mid-October and has been purpose built to try and win the elusive Tattersall's Cup, the silverware awarded to the Rolex Sydney Hobart overall winner.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3606Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:33:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspResplendent in matching red crew shirts, the crew of Wild Oats XI meticulously manoeuvred the 30m maxi around the 12 nautical mile Harbour course in the 18 knot southerly.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3605Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith just 16 days to the start of the 628 nautical mile Rolex Sydney Hobart 2007, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Trusts have made a significant donation to one of the most important coastal ports between Sydney and Hobart.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3603Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter three days of intense racing, Vincenzo Onorato has won the Farr 40 division of the Rolex Trophy One Design series by seven points, capping off a successful year in the class.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3600Sun, 9 Dec 2007 18:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSydney Harbour will come alive on Tuesday 11 December with a bevy of beauties and big boats when the annual SOLAS Big Boat Challenge maxi race fires up the countdown to the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3599Sun, 9 Dec 2007 14:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTony Walls, skipper of the Sydney 38 Acuity hasn't competed in nine months but they still managed to pull a rabbit out of their hat with a 1,2,1 result at the end of the day's racing.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3598Sat, 8 Dec 2007 18:14:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We are trying to figure out how we are going to fix it in two weeks," said Date, who first lodged a protest at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia before unsuccessfully trying to make contact with a boat builder who can repair the damage - quickly.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3597Sat, 8 Dec 2007 15:50:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRace two supplied some terrific surfing action with the nor'east breeze building to 18 knots. Sputnik showed the fleet the way with the Italians in hot pursuit.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3594Fri, 7 Dec 2007 17:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThirteen Sydney 38s, five of them using the Rolex Trophy as a shakedown for the Rolex Sydney Hobart starting on 26 December, will sail up to six races over Saturday and Sunday.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3591Thu, 6 Dec 2007 15:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn About Time we were having a close duel with our nemesis, David Beak's Mr Beak's Ribs, when divine intervention played its hand and our car puller on the port genoa track exploded necessitating an immediate tack on to port.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3585Mon, 3 Dec 2007 14:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe other highlight of last week's visit was the St Arnou Wednesday twilight race where CYCA yacht owners appeared from everywhere generously offering a CYCA yacht race experience to all the kids.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3584Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe historic Vessel Wayfarer, which was owned by Peter Luke, co-founder of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia who passed away in September at 92 years of age, is for sale.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3583Mon, 3 Dec 2007 10:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNext Tuesday when a multi-million dollar fleet lines up for the annual SOLAS Big Boat Challenge, the five successful eBay bidders who raised close to $6,000 for charity will be part of the spectacular clash of the titans on Sydney Harbour.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3582Mon, 3 Dec 2007 10:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspReigning Rolex Farr 40 World Champion Vincenzo Onorato and his Mazcalzone Latino team, translated means "little rascals", will be racing alongside their Australian class mates in the upcoming Rolex Trophy One Design series being sailed off Sydney Heads December 7-9.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3581Mon, 3 Dec 2007 09:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThree Cookson 12s have filled the top placings in IRC division 1 of the CYCA's Short Ocean Pointscore spring series, which ended on Saturday with the David Burke Memorial race off Sydney Heads. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3578Sun, 2 Dec 2007 16:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSixteen bids amongst eight bidders vying for the guest places on Wild Oats XI, which will be sailing in its debut race with a brand new rig, have so far reaped more than $1,000 for charity.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3576Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:32:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNominations for the 2007 Ocean Racer of the Year Awards, the nation's most prestigious recognition of achievements in ocean racing by Australians, close next Monday.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2794Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBob Steel's latest yacht named Quest is a real winner, the Transpac 52 outsailing a small but elite grand prix ocean racing fleet in the IRC Racing Division 1 at the Savills' 30th annual Short Ocean Racing Championship, sailed off Sydney Heads over the weekend. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3572Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspProminent CYCA member and yachting benefactor Geoff Lee AM OAM has died after an extended illness. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3571Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspProminent contenders for IRC handicap honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race had mixed fortunes in today's opening races of the Savills 30th Short Ocean Racing Championship sailed off Sydney Heads. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3570Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith no time to organise another delivery crew, a resourceful Humphries has, from his motel room in Esperance, organised a truck to pick up his S&S 34 Huckleberry a week from today and transport it across the Nullarbor to Sydney.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3569Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThree of the leading contenders for IRC overall handicap honours in this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Yendys, Wot Yot and Limit, will line up this weekend in the 30th annual Savills Short Ocean Racing Championship. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3568Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:34:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFor the high profile Wild Oats XI, skipper Mark Richards is anticipating the 30m monster and its top crew will only be back on the water for their first training sail with the new mast a couple of days before the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3564Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA-based harbour racing yachts are regular winners in races conducted by other clubs, but last Saturday four took of them took top honours competing with the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3562Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspShorthaul newcomer Bill Bailey's Relish IV scored a third and a second over the weekend to lead the five-race Passage Race series.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3559Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMacKenzie fought all the way through the semis and finals from his fourth place in the round robins before taking the final race by half a spinnaker, sealing victory for the host club for the fifth consecutive year.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3558Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe two teams from the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and the two from Cruising Yacht Club of Australia revelled in the conditions.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3557Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLike those CYCA Youth Sailing Academy graduates who have gone before him, names like Euan McNichol, Seve Jarvin and more recently, Evan Walker, Ryan has developed a knack for match racing that sets him apart from the rest.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3556Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, the organising club of the Rolex Sydney Hobart, today confirmed that due to a discrepancy which crept into the figures some decades ago, there are in fact two yachtsmen lining up this year to equal the late John Bennetto's record of 44 races.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3555Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspForty five matches were completed on the first day of the Bavaria Yachts International Youth Match Racing Regatta with some of the closest sailing between club mates.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3554Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:33:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA major sponsor Audi Australia Pty Ltd (Audi) has this week announced its plan to build a $50 million dollar brand 'lighthouse development' in Sydney, on South Dowling Street.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3553Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith the weather forecast predicting consistent sea breezes for the next four days, and an exceptionally strong umpiring team, this year's Bavaria Yachts International Youth Match Racing Regatta is off to a great start.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3552Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:06:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"In 2005 and 2006 we were optimised to win the Tattersall's Cup but this year we'll be fully turbo charged for line honours. To match Morna's treble would be a great achievement and a real honour," said Richards today.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3551Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:15:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe race highlight, as usual was running downwind on a pitch black night through the 30 yachts starting upwind in the Cabbage Tree Island Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3550Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAmongst the other Australian teams the competition will be fierce with David Adams back as coach for Reece and the RSYS's highly experienced David Chapman, who will spearhead their attack.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3549Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:32:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter a week of heavy showers and rain, a bright and sunny Saturday morning greeted the 20 starters in the Ocean Pointscore race to Botany Bay.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3547Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAlan Brierty's imported Corby 49 Limit is the winner of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 180 nautical mile Cabbage Tree Island Race, the last long ocean race before this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in late December. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3544Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe first finishers in the CYCA's 180 nautical mile Cabbage Tree Island Race are not likely to cross the finish line back in Sydney Harbour until late this evening after more than 24 hours of very slow sailing along the New South Wales Central Coast. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3543Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBy 10pm a string of port lights was spread up the northern beaches before being shrouded by the next band of rain moving along the coast.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3542Fri, 9 Nov 2007 21:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA fleet of more than 30 yachts, almost all of them nominated for the 2007 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, have entered for this weekend's 180 nautical mile Cabbage Tree Island Race, the last long ocean race and NSW qualifying event before the Hobart Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3541Thu, 8 Nov 2007 22:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNigel Holman, who skippered his Lyons 40 Micropay Cuckoos Nest to an IMS victory in the tough 1993 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, has died in Sydney's North Shore Hospital.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3540Wed, 7 Nov 2007 22:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe win by Julian Farren-Price's About Time in the IRC division of last Saturday's Gascoigne Cup has strengthened the Cookson 12's grip on the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Short Ocean Spring Pointscore. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3539Mon, 5 Nov 2007 20:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFor the first time in the six-year history of the Bavaria Yachts International Youth Match Racing Regatta, a team from the Royal Selangor Yacht Club in Malaysia will join New Zealand and Australian crews for the five day regatta starting Wednesday 14 November.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3537Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"There were plenty of opportunities to make gains and losses out there. It was great to have Beasho weave his magic and to have Mark helm for us this weekend," commented Kokomo's mainsheet trimmer Richard Allanson.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3535Mon, 5 Nov 2007 11:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCruising Yacht Club of Australia member David Beak today added the prestigious Gascoigne Cup to an impressive list of results so far in the 2007-2008 ocean racing season with his Beneteau 44.7 Mr Beak's Ribs. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3531Sat, 3 Nov 2007 21:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThrough the generosity of CYCA member, Laurence Freeman and The Freedman Foundation, more than 40 young people from disadvantaged schools this week had what was for many, their first experience sailing on Sydney Harbour.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3529Sat, 3 Nov 2007 06:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCruising Yacht Club of Australia member Anthony Dunn christened the Elliott 6 Garmin in front a large contingent of last Wednesday evening's St Arnou twilight sailors.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3528Sat, 3 Nov 2007 06:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOnce again the heavier classic yachts from a bygone era of boat building will line up with the sleek and modern at 1pm on Wednesday 26 December when the iconic yacht race will showcase Sydney Harbour to the world for the 63rd time.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3525Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe super maxi Skandia, one of four major contenders for line honours in this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, will return to offshore racing in this weekend's race across Bass Strait from Melbourne to Stanley on the north-west tip of Tasmania. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3524Fri, 2 Nov 2007 11:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspProvisional handicap winners of the Hempel 34th Gosford to Lord Howe Island Race are AFR Midnight Rambler (IRC) from Sydney and Dream Lover (PHS) from Brisbane, today joining line honours victor Getaway-Sailing.com as major trophy winners. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3522Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe former round-the-world racing Volvo 60 Getaway-Sailing.com, skippered by Peter Goldsworthy from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, has taken line honours in the Hempel 34th Gosford to Lord Howe Island ocean race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3520Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMatt Allen, CYCA Commodore, SOLAS Trusts chairman and skipper of the Jones 70 Ichi Ban, which will be a starter on the 11th, is proud to today announce that the 2007 event will be known as the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge, and that the CYCA will use eBay to auction places aboard competing boats with the proceeds raised going to the SOLAS Trusts.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3516Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Commodore Matt Allen and his team on Ichi Ban have now won the first two regattas for the 2007/8 Australian Farr 40 season.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3515Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe classic veteran yacht Pacha, winner of the Sydney Hobart Race in 1970, has powered into a strong position this afternoon in the 414nm Hempel 24th Gosford to Lord Howe Island ocean race which started from Broken Bay yesterday. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3514Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe 18 boat fleet from New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria has made good progress overnight in the 414nm Hempel 34th Gosford to Lord Howe Island ocean race, which started from Broken Bay yesterday afternoon. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3513Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAmongst the horror of what we had been through in true Aussie spirit, we made the most of the situation and had some fun with the awesome outfits we had been given by the Hotel.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3510Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThose wanting to spice up their festive season by competing in Australia's best known offshore yacht race have less than one week to submit an application for entry.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3509Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA has also fielded enquiries from the US, New Zealand, Germany, England, Italy, France and Australia for the five-day regatta that will be sailed on Sydney Harbour from 15-19 March, 2008, aboard the CYCA's fleet of Elliott 6 sports boats.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3508Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:33:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe saddest news of the day was confirmation that the Australian crew of Loki, owned by CYCA member Stephen Ainsworth, was unable to recover the yacht before her anchor gave up the battle.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3506Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The Commodores' Cup is now developing into the major IRC international event for 2008 and it would be great to get as many Australian teams together as possible to compete against countries such as France, England, Ireland and the USA".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3504Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFriday night's Flinders Island Bluewater Pointscore race was the first ocean racing experience for five youth sailors on Wot's Next. The team was made up of nine youth sailors in total and three experienced hands.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3503Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:28:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThat everyone was taken off Loki unharmed is testament to the skill of the Italian Airforce Crew who were flying in peak winds of 45-knots and reduced visibility due to the intense rain and thunderstorms.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3502Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspShortly before 1730 on Sunday evening the Australian yacht Loki, competing in the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2007, lost her rudder north of Golfo di Castallammare, just to the west of Palermo on the northern coast of Sicily.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3500Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAlso in the fleet and making a comeback to ocean racing after many years is the classic Camper and Nicholson-designed 16.77m Pacha, which won the 1970 Sydney Hobart Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3498Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThis year the fleet is enjoying the competition from Shorthaul newcomers such as Professor Cyril Latimer's Brolga 33 Kurraka and Peter Lewis' Jeanneau 37 Lu Lu Belle and also the return, following a year off, of John Keelty's classic Cole 43 Electra.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3496Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We regularly hit 20-knots of boat speed on the way to Stromboli and expect to be in the low teens most of the way to western corner. The models are showing the wind bending around with us, but I don't think those behind are going to have much fun," says David Sampson, navigator of Loki.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3499Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFollowing confirmation of Wot Yot's IRC and PHS wins, Wood has cemented his top BWPS placing and importantly, his confidence has skyrocketed.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3493Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCurrent weather models show peak winds of up to 45 knots on Sunday morning to the northwest of Sicily and the possibility of compact but brutal rain squalls throughout much of the second and third day of the race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3494Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Predictions so far are for a light start with a building Mistral north westerly during the second to fourth days, so maybe a big boat race like the Fastnet coming up but it's early days with the forecasting." http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3491Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith more than a five minute advantage over all other rivals and a good 16-knot Bora wind with gusts up to 35 knots, Alfa Romeo had the victory in her hands and went onto break the Skandia's 2005 record for the 16.5 miles course.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3488Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLast week at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, long term Youth Sailing Academy sponsor Line 7 held its official launch party to celebrate the reintroduction of Line 7 back into the wet weather gear market.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3486Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:28:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter three days of racing at Port Stephens on the Central Coast of New South Wales, CYCA Commodore Matt Allen's Ichi Ban has defended its title from 2006 and won the Corinthian Doors Peppers Anchorage Farr 40 Regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3484Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSkippered by CYCA member Neville Crichton, the maxi yacht Alfa Romeo is returning to Trieste this weekend looking for a fourth win at the unique Barcolana Yacht Race this weekend after her three victories in 2003, 2004 and 2006.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3483Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCompetitors spent the best part of three hours trying to find a way around the millpond - watching as boats just 10 metres ahead caught the slightest of breezes.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3481Mon, 8 Oct 2007 16:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEleven present and past CYCA Youth Academy sailors enjoyed the camaraderie and close racing of the Sydney 38 fleet in the State Championships at Port Stephens on the weekend.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3480Mon, 8 Oct 2007 13:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA director Graeme Wood's TP52 Wot Yot took line honours and placed third overall on IRC in the Bird Island Race, the second event in the prestigious Blue Water Pointscore for 2007/8.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3479Sat, 6 Oct 2007 13:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe two TP52, Wot Yot (Graeme Wood) and Ragamuffin (Syd Fischer) early this morning were duelling for line honours in the CYCA's Bird Island Island, the second event in the 2007-2008 Blue Water Pointscore. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3478Sat, 6 Oct 2007 08:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSyd Fischer, arguably the doyen of Australian ocean racing yachtsmen, tonight will mark the start of his 45th season in ocean racing when he skippers his latest Ragamuffin in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Bird Island Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3477Fri, 5 Oct 2007 13:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt 80 years of age, Victoria's sea faring senior Lou Abrahams is aiming to set a new benchmark for the most Sydney Hobart Yacht Races undertaken by an individual.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3474Tue, 2 Oct 2007 12:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEvan Walker and his CYCA team took the Australian Open Match Racing title for 2007 at Sandringham Yacht Club despite no racing on the final day.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3471Tue, 2 Oct 2007 08:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe victor (Zephyr) and the vanquished (Mr Beak's Ribs) from last Saturday's opening race of the Short Ocean Point Score both scored wins in today's second race of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia series. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3470Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPeter became the chief recruiting officer for the fledgling club. With his good looks and easy-going friendly manner, he would sail Wayfarer around the harbour or Pittwater until he spotted a likely candidate.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3468Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe two CYCA teams, skippered by Walker and Tom Barker, took a little time to settle into their new crew combinations. In the unforgiving breeze, which saw at least one spectacular broach, and short, steep chop on Port Phillip Bay, strong crew work became essential.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3466Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBob Mander from Church Point recently won the major CYCA SOLAS raffle prize, a trip for two on the CYCA Bonifacio Yacht Rally to be conducted in Sardinia and Corsica in September 2008.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3465Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn Sardinia opulence is commonplace and someone jokingly estimated that the GDP of the boat owners in the Yacht Club Rotondo, venue for the final night function of the rally, was probably greater than Australia and maybe that's not too far from the truth!http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3464Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA's Amanda Scrivenor finished third in the Australian Women's Match Racing Championship which wrapped up on Port Phillip Bay this afternoon.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3462Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEleven boats have retired (RAF) from last Saturday's opening Short Ocean Point Score (SOPS) and Ocean Point Score (OPS) race following the lodging of a protest over a misinterpretation of the mark rounding descriptions for the alternative Sydney Harbour course. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3463Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPeter Luke, a co-founder of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in 1944 and the last survivor of the nine intrepid skippers who participated in the inaugural Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in 1945, has died at the age of 92 after a brief illness.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3461Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs the five visiting teams became more familiar with Beneteau 7.5 club boats and conditions on the Bay, racing became more exiting for the spectators on the water.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3457Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn contrast to Saturday's damaging strong winds, Sydney Harbour today turned on perfect sailing conditions as members celebrated the official opening of the CYCA's summer season of 2007-2008. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3456Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspStrong southerly winds gusting to 35 knots and rising seas off Sydney Heads today forced the opening races for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Short Ocean Pointscore and the Ocean Pointscore to be sailed inshore on Sydney Harbour. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3455Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia officially opens its spring/summer offshore racing season for 2007-2008 this weekend, with the first Short Ocean Pointscore (SOPS) and Ocean Pointscore (OPS) race on Saturday and the Monica Geddes Memorial Trophy Islands Race on Sydney Harbour for the Short Haul division on Sunday. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3454Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe club's board of directors resolved in favour of the new race, the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race, being added to the club's sailing calendar as the pre-Easter replacement for the Audi Sydney Southport Yacht Racehttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3453Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA new initiative was added to proceedings with organiser Tony Cable creating smaller versions of the 25 and 40 plaques for those YSA sailors who contested their first Rolex Sydney Hobart last year. 'Sightie' Hammond, the first person to reach 40 Hobarts, spoke fondly of his first race back in 1952 before presenting seven plaques to the wide eyed young sailors.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3452Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA has forged a strong link to the NSW south coast via its annual Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, which occasionally sees early retirements pulling into coastal ports for crew to access local facilities for medical and other reasons.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3444Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt the end of a tough light air regatta hosted by the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania in Hobart, the 6 foot 3 inch Will Ryan is walking even taller after scoring his first match racing win.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3443Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWhile the Tassie teams are sailing in shorts and t-shirts, the northerners are rugged up in thermals and beanies. "Supposedly the last two days are the warmest Hobart has experience in four months," said an unconvinced YSA coach/manager Jenni Bonnitcha this morning.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3442Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe first offshore race of Sydney's spring/summer sailing season, Sydney Amateur Sailing Club's Lion Island Race sailed last Saturday, certainly augers well for the season with a fleet of 33 boats enjoying excellent conditions.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3441Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTo their credit, Stephen Ainsworth's crew did not give up. A conservative estimate would be that Loki sailed an extra 10 miles trying to find a chink in the Teutonic armour, which she almost did at the death when the wind fell so light that Loki had more speed than Glory.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3437Sun, 9 Sep 2007 08:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn Racing, Morning Glory (GER) and Loki (AUS) are locked on 9 points, with the German boat in pole on countback having logged two wins to the Australian boats single bullet.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3436Sat, 8 Sep 2007 12:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRelaunching the crew membership category is part of the club's overall objective to nurture and promote the sport of yachting and to address the challenges associated with finding a sustainable and qualified source of crew for yacht owners.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3381Thu, 6 Sep 2007 12:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEven before the yacht had reached port Oatley declared to his 24-man crew that no effort would be spared in trying to have the 30-metre long yacht repaired and on the start line for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3433Thu, 6 Sep 2007 07:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWild Oats XI, owned Bob Oatley, was some 30 seconds late crossing the line, and by the time the engine was restarted arch rival and near sistership, Alfa Romeo (Neville Crichton, NZ), was in the lead and controlling proceedings on the 30 nautical mile course to Isola Di Spargi and back to Porto Cervo.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3432Tue, 4 Sep 2007 08:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs well as wanting to win the world championship Oatley sees this regatta as a major step towards his bid this year to score his third consecutive line honours victory in the Rolex Sydney Hobart, which starts on December 26.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3426Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA new knee, a new boat and new sails proved a winning combination for Etchells sailor Peter Gardner on Saturday for the opening race of the Sydney Harbour racing program for 2007-2008.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3424Mon, 3 Sep 2007 08:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMarcus Blackmore's Hooligan was the next best placed Aussie Farr 40, finishing 11th overall with a three point separation back to last year's Farr 40 Worlds runner up, Commodore Matt Allen's Ichi Ban.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3425Sun, 2 Sep 2007 08:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt was a tough day for tacticians on the Oresund Strait on day one of the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3423Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:06:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The last two races went well for us with a second and a first. Cocko (Michael Coxon) was doing a great job at the back not only picking the shifts of 30 degrees but seeing the pressure veins as well, not an easy job. Seve Jarvin was assisting with strategy, great to see a former YSA yachtsman working at this level."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3419Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:17:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCompeting in an essentially all-male competition, on physically demanding Platu 25 keelboats, both teams overcame any weight or strength challenges by demonstrating superb communication and teamwork.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3418Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFour Australian yachts, including two representing the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, will contest the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark, starting this coming Wednesday 29 August and running through to Saturday, 1 September,http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3416Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspYendys, Geoffrey Ross' China-built Reichel/Pugh 55, has won the prestigious IRC Racing division of the 2007 Audi Hamilton Island Race in a significant lead-up to this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3415Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:06:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBetween now and December, Witt and his yachting aficionados including John Roe, the current Queensland Reds captain, are going to teach six rugby players who have never sailed before the basics of handling a powerful yacht that was built to sail around the world.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3422Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSaturday's final race of the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week will be the decider in at least four of the nine divisions of the huge regatta being sailed in the Whitsunday Islands of Far North Queensland. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3414Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:44:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn a light east sou'easterly breeze, the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week IRC Racing and Performance Racing divisions today strutted their stuff over a 16 nautical mile course while backpackers, boaties and bona fide sailors were melding together at the famous Whitehaven Beach Party. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3413Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA member Geoff Ross in Yendys, his Reichel/Pugh 55, has taken the overall pointscore lead in the IRC Racing division at the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week with an impressive win in today's 21 nautical mile race around the picturesque islands of the Whitsundays. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3411Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:12:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBob Oatley's Reichel/Pugh 60 Wild Oats X has this afternoon set a high bar for future contestants by finishing the 59.9 nautical mile Club Marine Classic Edward Island Race in a fast time of 5 hours 11 minutes 27 seconds. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3410Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA member Lang Walker has finished second overall in the International Farr 40 One Design class at the Rolex Baltic Week, which ended overnight, despite winning the final race with Kokomo. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3407Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTom Barker, known for his crewing skills on AFR Midnight Rambler, showcased his match racing talents at Cowes last week. Combining with CYCA Youth Academy sailors Tim Austin, Tiffany Fulde and Alex Ward, Barker finished second in a strong international field.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3406Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspConditions freshened for day two of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week with plenty of action on the windward/leeward courses for the IRC Racing division.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3405Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWolfgang Stolz and his crew of the Farr 40 Opus One was the team of the day at the Rolex Baltic Week sailed overnight on the Bay of Neustadt. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3404Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAudi Hamilton Island Race Week kicked off today with a colourful spinnaker start for the 25.5 nautical mile Lindeman Island Race immediately off the island resort in Dent Passage, but it ended before it had begun for South Australian boat Hardys Secret Mens Business. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3403Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:21:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA entrants Kokomo and Ichi Ban are second and fourth respectively in the International Farr 40 class after the first day of the 4th Rolex Baltic Week being sailed from Neustadt, Germany. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3402Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIrishman Gerald O'Rourke's Cookson 50, Chieftain, has been confirmed as the overall IRC winner of the 2007 Rolex Fastnet Race, with Australian yacht Loki placing fourth overall and second in IRC Class SZ. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3400Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLoki, CYCA member Stephen Ainsworth's Reichel/Pugh 60, is provisionally fourth IRC overall in the Rolex Fastnet Race after finishing at Plymouth last night (Sydney time). http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3399Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCruising Yacht Club of Australia entrant Loki early today rounded the Fastnet Rock in fifth place in the Rolex Fastnet Race IRC fleet as heavy weather and dire forecasts continue to deplete the fleet. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3398Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEarly race leader Alfa Romeo has pulled out of the 2007 Rolex Fastnet Race, joining more than a third of the yachts contesting the event that have retired overnight as storms and gale force winds hit the fleet. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3397Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCruising Yacht Club of Australia entry Loki was caught by a strong ebb tide and swept over the line early at her class start in the Rolex Fastnet Race, which got under way from the Royal Yacht Squadron line at Cowes on the Isle of Wight overnight. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3396Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe record fleet entered for Audi Hamilton Island Race Week will include the best ever gathering of grand prix level IRC racing yachts in Australia, according to the helmsman of one of the leading contenders in that division.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3395Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe 16 Australian yachties who sailed in the 2007 Aegean Rally have returned with many photos and stories of great hospitality and very competitive racing.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3391Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe RORC race office has announced that today's start of the Rolex Fastnet Race start will be postponed for 25 hours due to the continued severe weather warning issued by the UK Met office. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3389Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe decision was not taken lightly as we really wanted to secure second and sail the last race, however the Fastnet is why we are here in the UK, and given the Irish Sea can be just as bad as Bass Straight at times, the risk of being unprepared is too high.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3390Sun, 12 Aug 2007 09:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo years after his epic circumnavigation in Berrimilla to compete in the Fastnet Race, CYCA member Alex Whitworth is back again for the 2007 edition of Britain's famous ocean race, which starts from Cowes on Sunday. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3388Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAwards were presented in ten categories with the CYCA taking out the Event of the Year and John Winning accepting the Service to Yachting Award.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3384Thu, 9 Aug 2007 08:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSydney-based Splash Gordon (CYCA) has sailed to victory in the second-last leg of the Audi IRC Australian Championship, following the finish of the Audi Gold Coast Yacht Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3379Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMembers and guests are invited to enjoy a dinner with Grant Simmer as he shares his experiences of defending and winning the 32nd America's Cup.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3318Mon, 6 Aug 2007 09:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWalker just scraped into the round robin between the top six teams this morning and then made it into the semi-final stage on a countback before fighting his way through to sail in the final against Will Ryan's team, which up to that point had a perfect scorecard after two days of racing.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3378Sun, 5 Aug 2007 20:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDay one of the Club Marine Youth Match Racing Championships hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia was characterised by high risk moves by all of the competing teams. This resulted in an exceptionally high number of penalties awarded by the umpire team.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3376Sat, 4 Aug 2007 19:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspHickman had a couple of coastal pick ups arranged if they'd run out of time to put Brierty on a flight home but in the end, they had a whole hour and a half to spare.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3373Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:15:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith little chance of catching Brierty and his experienced crew, which includes sailing master Roger Hickman, a veteran of 30 Rolex Sydney Hobart races, Pescud has had to call for help.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3372Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe magic number of 206 came today when Melbourne yachtsman, Michael Hiatt, registered his recently modified Cookson 50, Living Doll, for the IRC Racing division.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3371Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRick Scott-Murphy's Namadgi from the ACT was declared the overall PHS winner. What makes this win extra special is that Scott-Murphy and his crew don't have the luxury of ready access to their boat.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3370Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:44:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThis afternoon the top three IRC handicap results in the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race were confirmed with Steven David's Wild Joe announced the overall winner, his second win in this race in as many years.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3369Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWalker and his team are strong contenders to reach the finals on Sunday as is the highly experienced RSYS team of brothers Ian and Edward Quartly and Ben Barzach.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3367Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith the series now wrapped up, Brett and Karen Pearce, owners of Division H winner Broulee, have won this money-can't-buy prize.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3365Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter leading the fleet out of Sydney Harbour yesterday afternoon, overnight Wild Oats X gave up her lead to Ichi Ban and then Wild Joe but managed to claw them both back and finish with a little breathing space.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3360Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA cool south westerly breeze kept competitors and spectators' alike keen and alert with all enjoying the hospitality and winter sunshine.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3359Sun, 29 Jul 2007 21:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOne of the consortium's owners, Maurice Cameron, believes the boat has only missed one Sydney Gold Coast in the event's 22 year history, and that was not for want of trying.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3346Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCan you imagine CYCA members Michael (Mick) York, Doug Sturrock and Lindsay wearing the kilt? http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3343Sun, 22 Jul 2007 19:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe day was chilly and overcast, the wind was light and very fickle, but there was seldom a thought of giving up racing among the 65 women who today helmed yachts in the closing Ladies Day Race of the Audi Winter Series. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3342Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Even our esteemed owner shall be fresh from some hard racing at a Swan regatta in Newport Rhode Island, whilst Chris Links shall be jetting in after just having completed the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race on Wild Oats X at the end of this month."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3341Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs the Advanced Squad becomes more of a close knit group, the sportsmanship and camaraderie between crews on the water has correspondingly developed.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3340Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA went more directly to the first mark with one less tack, and with a smooth spinnaker hoist they moved ahead, a position they maintained to the finish placing them third overall.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3339Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThere was one major collision during the race between Southern Yacht Club and the CYCA that resulted in significant damage to the Gov Cup 21 sailed by CYCA.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3338Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspJay Griffin commented on day three of racing: "It was a good day of racing. We had a couple of good wins in the 8-12 knot SE breeze and quite big swell. We won most of the races by around 15 seconds which is quite a big distance on today's course. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3337Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspObservers thought the CYCA and NHYC teams both exhibited superior boat speed, and CYCA and King Harbor Yacht Club had the best starts.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3335Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLife on board this comfortable cruising boat with its two double cabins and master cabin will be pretty civilised with plunger coffee and plenty of water for a "hot top and tail" for the crew coming off watch.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3333Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe day was an eventful one and included sea lions and dolphins on the course, a minor collision and two red flag protests against the CYCA team.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3334Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's six nominees have all made the finals of the 2007 NSW Yachting Awards to be held at Darling Harbour on Saturday 4 August.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3332Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMany of the teams in this regatta have come together in their combinations to continue their training and prepare to represent CYCA in upcoming national and international events.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3328Mon, 16 Jul 2007 07:50:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThere was nothing unlucky about Friday the thirteenth for organisers of the annual Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race with a quality fleet of 71 entering the winter coastal classic which will start from Sydney Harbour at 1pm on Saturday 28 July.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3327Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs a result of contacts forged during the Audi Winter Series, pathways into ocean racing have opened up for five of the youth who have claiming positions on yachts going to the Gold Coast at the end of the month.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3326Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn its 52-year history, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has elected 26 life members - now two of them are women, recognising the contribution women have made to the club since its inception in 1945. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3325Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDespite boat breakdowns and lack of time to train with their very late inclusion in the Australian team for Cascais, Evan and Kyle have demonstrated that their crew work and tactics are still well grounded.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3323Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMembers of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia elected prominent ocean racing and one-design yachtsman Matt Allen unopposed as their new Commodore at the club's annual general meeting.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3322Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTrevor Gowland, the esteemed boat-builder and Sydney Hobart winning yachtsman, has died at his home at Point Clare on the Central Coast of NSW at the age of 75 after a brief illness. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3319Mon, 9 Jul 2007 12:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe 2007 Audi Winter Series pointscore ended today on a cold and wet Sunday afternoon, with a fickle west south westerly wind that pleased some of the 138 competing yachts and certainly not others. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3317Sun, 8 Jul 2007 20:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspHaving recently been given the opportunity to underpin Australian Tornado World Champion sailor Darren Bundock and Glen Ashby, Evan Walker and Kyle Langford are in Cascais, Portugal, for their first regatta - the ISAF Worldshttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3316Thu, 5 Jul 2007 13:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe survey outcomes and a full list of new initiatives recommended by the working group and approved by the board for implementation for the 2007/8 Summer Series will be detailed in the next issue of Offshore Yachting magazine.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3314Mon, 2 Jul 2007 14:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe 137 boat fleet enjoyed a fast sail with several of the front markers completing the course before the last boat to get away on the handicap start, Wild Joe, actually crossed the start line. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3310Sun, 1 Jul 2007 18:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo regular LHI skippers returning to the race after 'a year off' are Warwick Sherman, campaigning Occasional Coarse Language, and Bill Koppe who has recently acquired the powerful Camper & Nicholson 1970 Sydney Hobart handicap winner Pacha.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3309Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRob Hanna's latest Shogun was built in Thailand by CMI Builders and launched three weeks ago. It is the only one of its kind in Australia and one of only three in the world.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3308Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe organiser of the Australian Team, past CYCA Commodore Bill Psaltis, has raced in the Rally many times including winning in 1973 on his 46ft Sparkman and Stevens.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3306Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:17:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe final event of the Interclub Regatta was hosted by RSYS on Sunday with the CYCA's Development Match Racing Squad winning another close competition which sealed overall victory in the three stage regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3305Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFive more flights were completed with Ryan and his team of Jay Griffin and Jono English finishing just ahead of Barker, Tiffany Fulde and Nick Dallen.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3304Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPrior to yesterday's Audi Winter Series race, the YSA's Advanced Squad gathered with invited guests at the official launch of the Wotif.com Elliott 6 metre sports boat and to witness the boat being christened in the traditional manner by its new sponsor.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3303Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:33:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThis year is the 10th anniversary for this world renowned one design class of yacht and teams from across the globe will meet in Denmark's capital Copenhagen to fight it out for the title of 2007 Rolex Farr 40 World Champion.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3302Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDark clouds over the city threatened to dampen the Audi Winter Series for the third consecutive Sunday but after a light shower they broke up, making way for blue skies and brilliant winter sunshine.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3298Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFollowing Neville Crichton's victory with Alfa Romeo over Australian arch-rival Bob Oatley and Wild Oats XI in the Giraglia Rolex Cup, the tables have turned in the SuperYacht Cup in Palma.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3297Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:21:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSir James Hardy's gaff rigger cutter Nerida sank in Sydney Harbour over the weekend after breaking from her mooring. Nerida won the 1950 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3296Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThis morning the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, the host club of Australia's premier ocean yacht race, received its first application for entry for the 2007 Rolex Sydney Hobart.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3295Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:28:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo days of strong winds and heavy rain squalls provided the CYCA youth sailors with an ideal opportunity to begin sorting their heavy weather boat set-up and their heavy weather manoeuvres, particularly spinnaker work.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3288Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWhile Barnes' man overboard resulted in an early soaking, by the end of the race others were feeling a similar level of discomfort with rain falling for most of the day.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3281Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe event format this year has been modified to better ensure every team has an equal amount of sailing and the strongest teams make it into the finals.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3279Sun, 17 Jun 2007 13:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBreak in the weather provides window of opportunity for youth competing in the 2007 Interclub Challenge on Sydney Harbour.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3277Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAustralian maxi yacht Wild Oats XI is being prepared to become the sport's answer to legendary racehorse Makybe Diva by going for a historic third consecutive line honours victory in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3280Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:02:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith winds averaging 38 knots and gusting above 50 knots during Friday and Saturday, the low finally moved away from Sydney overnight leaving light to moderate winds for today's race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3276Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs for dealing with the rough and smooth of Farr 40 racing, Walker was equally candid, "we're a pretty resilient bunch the Aussies".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3275Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe first of the Pogo 40s, which are all the rage in Europe, is due into Sydney next week and will make its Australian debut in the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, the third event in the four part Audi IRC Australian Championship.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3272Wed, 6 Jun 2007 20:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDon Telford, sailing a less than spritely Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 52.2 (furling main and all) won the inaugural CYCA Aegean Yacht Rally conducted by Mariner Boating Holidays in Greece and Turkey during the last two weeks of May.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3273Wed, 6 Jun 2007 08:33:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"It's like the sailing in the doldrums . . . like we've been jinxed," said Audi Winter Series PRO Richard Grubb after another frustrating day on the water yesterday watching boats struggle around the shortened coursehttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3269Mon, 4 Jun 2007 17:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA today announced its team of skipper Will Ryan, bowman Jono English and mainsheet Jay Griffin, the youngest team member at 15 years of age, to represent the CYCA Youth Sailing Academy at this year's Governor's Cup.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3267Mon, 4 Jun 2007 14:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRace 4 from Kos to Knidos on the Datca peninsular was sailed in 15 - 20 knot southerly winds and the fleet had a solid work out over the 12 mile course.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3268Sat, 2 Jun 2007 15:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspShort is a recent graduate of the CYCA women's program who trained every Friday evening through summer and represented the CYCA in the Marinassess Regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3264Wed, 30 May 2007 14:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspJohn was the eventual handicap winner when Trev's International Timing System was applied to the elapsed times. 'Messo' was second and Alan Quick sailing a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43DS was third.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3263Tue, 29 May 2007 10:32:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspStephen Ainsworth has put together a great crew with Cameron Miles as principal helmsman, Adrienne Cahalan and Michael Bellingham in navigational rolls, Stephen Ainsworth on mainsheet, UK local and two times Olympian Andy Beadsworth as tactician along with Sydney sailor Chris Links.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3262Tue, 29 May 2007 10:12:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo teams returned to the Youth Sailing Academy yesterday proudly sporting their trophy from the first round of the 2007 Interclub Challenge.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3261Mon, 28 May 2007 10:17:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPerseverance paid off in today's light air Audi Winter Series race with a nor'easter finally trickling in mid afternoon to reward those crews who had endured the first painfully slow two hours.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3256Sun, 27 May 2007 19:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspJohn currently contributes greatly to the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race by donating his personal boat JBW to act as Radio Relay Vessel.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3255Fri, 25 May 2007 13:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspthe gusts, shifts and new pressure lines forced crews to constantly review their boat set up and crew weight movement and provided opportunities for big gains and losses which favoured the crews who kept their eyes out of the boat.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3254Mon, 21 May 2007 14:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe larger lightweight boats contesting race 5 of the Audi Winter Series managed to sail by stealth around Sydney Harbour in reasonable time but for the smaller boats it became a test of endurance as the afternoon wore onhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3247Sun, 20 May 2007 16:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe two Australian Farr 40s, one skippered by CYCA member Lang Walker, who led the pointscore after day one, and the other by CYCA Vice Commodore Matt Allen, finished the regatta 7th and 14th respectively.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3248Sat, 19 May 2007 21:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMatt Allen's Ichi Ban (AUS), runner-up at the 2006 Rolex Farr 40 Worlds, took third place, appearing in the top three for the first time in the event.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3246Fri, 18 May 2007 16:34:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLang Walker's Kokomo fell behind yesterday's top position after a disappointing 13th place in today's first race and a 9th in the second.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3245Fri, 18 May 2007 06:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter day one of Rolex Capri Sailing, sailed in good conditions with a west-southwesterly wind ranging from 8 to 12 knots and reaching up to 18 during the last leg of racing, Australia's Lang Walker, a CYCA member, is leading the Farr 40 division.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3244Wed, 16 May 2007 22:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Vice Commodore Matt Allen, a finalist for Yachting Australia's Male Sailor of the Year Award, which will be announced next week, and club member Lang Walker are in the Mediterranean along with a record fleet to contest the third edition of the Rolex Capri Sailing Week.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3243Wed, 16 May 2007 13:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA recently launched its annual Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Trusts Raffle with the major prize, a trip for two to be part of the 2008 CYCA Bonifacio Yacht Rally valued at over $15,000.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3242Mon, 14 May 2007 13:15:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAppropriately on Mother's Day, lady skippers and co-owners figured among the top divisional placings in today's racing on Sydney Harbour in the CYCA's Audi Winter Series. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3239Sun, 13 May 2007 20:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTeam members Will MacKenzie, Ted Hackney, Evan Walker, Lucinda Whitty, Byron White and Will Parker came away from the experience upbeat and positive.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3237Tue, 8 May 2007 12:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOCEAN Media is pleased to announce its appointment by Hamilton Island and AUDI Australia to publish the official programme for AUDI Hamilton Island Race Week 2007. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3236Tue, 8 May 2007 10:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Day one was about boat handling and team work and day two was about sorting out starting tactics. Day three is about peaking and winning!" reported team spokesman Ted Hackney last night. "We're right on target".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3235Mon, 7 May 2007 14:21:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe original Wild Oats, the last overall winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race under the IOR handicap system in 1993, today showed she is still a good racing boat in winning Division C of the Audi Winter Series on Sydney Harbour. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3227Sun, 6 May 2007 19:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOutside the Members' Bar at the CYCA is a map of Tasmania, carved from Huon pine, on which are recorded the list of yachtsmen who have sailed in 25 or more Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Races. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3226Sun, 6 May 2007 09:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Annual Awards recognise those who have achieved outstanding success in the sport during 2006/7 year, as well as those who have contributed to sport over many years.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3225Wed, 2 May 2007 12:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"I am amazed at the diversity of those enrolled in the winter squads and that the programme caters for students from all walks of life including those prepared to travel great distances to take advantage of what I believe is Australia's premier youth programme," said Johnston.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3224Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThere was plenty of wind, lots of action, close finishes and protests in today's second pointscore race of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Audi Winter Series on Sydney Harbour - and a double win for the Lost Boys Syndicate with their new boat Rum Jungle. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3220Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Raymarine Lively Lady Project offers young people who, for whatever reason, have not had the best start in life, a chance to turn their lives around.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3219Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCrews' heavy weather skills were tested when the Audi Sydney Southport fleet was smacked by a nasty southerly during their first night at sea and with the Audi Sydney Gold Coast and Mackay yacht races approaching, yachts will again be heading offshore where they could face weather from either end of the spectrum.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3218Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"I am delighted with the success of our CYCA team in New Zealand and also the success of the 30 female sailors who underpinned it as members of the CYCA Women's Summer Training Squad, which has been training every Friday evening from October to March," said Bonnitcha today.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3217Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMartin Hill has capped off an extraordinary weekend of racing on Sydney Harbour by winning the new Farr 40 division of the first pointscore race of the Audi Winter Series 2007.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3210Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSecond overall was Amanda Scrivenor, representing the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Youth Sailing Academy, who beat the number 16 world ranked woman and local favourite Jess Smyth who finished in third place.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3209Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"There were times we found ourselves well back and had to claw our way through the fleet...you can never let your guard down out there," said Hill.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3208Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:50:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The CYCA girls had three wins from five today, positioning them in equal second with five from seven. It would now take a major upset for them to finish outside the top four," said coach Evan Walker.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3207Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFour teams finished with two wins on day one of the New Zealand Women's Match Racing Championships including the CYCA's Amanda Scrivenor.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3206Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThree young sailors who forged their sailing credentials at the CYCA's Youth Sailing Academy and moved into the 18 foot skiff class to finish second in the recent JJ Giltinan International Championship in their first season have submitted a late entry for the Mt Gay Rum Top Jocks Regatta to be sailed on Sydney Harbour this Saturday.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3205Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe dilemma of not having a yacht to race at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2007 has led to prominent Sydney yachtsman Andrew Short purchasing one of Australia's best-known maxi yachts, Brindabella.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3204Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe classic Sparkman & Stephens-designed 36-footer Stormy Petrel added another fine trophy to her long and distinguished sailing career today when she outsailed a small fleet in the CYCA's annual Great Veterans Race for the Windward Trophy. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3196Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTen-year-old sailor Grace Franki on Sunday became probably the youngest winning skipper ever of the CYCA's annual Ladies Day Race for the Jill McLay Memorial Trophy. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3195Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNearly 80 women will be at the helm of yachts on Sydney Harbour this Sunday when the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia holds the Ladies Day Race for the Jill McLay Memorial Trophy, also marking the opening of the Audi Winter Series. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3194Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEach year the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia pays tribute to older yachts that competed in early Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Races when it stages the Great Veterans Race on Sydney Harbour. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3193Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Vice Commodore Matt Allen has skippered his powerful Jones 70 Ichi Ban to her second line honours victory in as many weeks in ocean races along the Australian East Coast, today winning the 59th Brisbane to Gladstone Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3188Sat, 7 Apr 2007 12:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA members Stephen Barlow and Peter Gardner, sailing Humpback, have dominated results in the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's strong International Etchells fleet in the 2006-2007 summer season which ended last Saturday. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3187Tue, 3 Apr 2007 13:02:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn Sunday 22 April, CYCA members will be encouraged to provide an escort for the Lively Lady which will arrive in to Sydney as part of its world voyage.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3185Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspInnovations for this year's Audi Winter Series, the first for new naming rights sponsor Audi Australia, include a later start at 11.30am to better suit the wind conditions prevalent in winter, slightly shorter courses, two extra divisions and in response to a request from one design owners, an 11.20am scratch start rather than handicap start for the Sydney 38 division.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3181Mon, 2 Apr 2007 09:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA cheque for almost $13,000 was presented to VMR Southport/Surfers Paradise at the prizegiving for the Audi Sydney Southport Yacht Race by SOLAS Board member Matt Allen, who took line honours late Sunday afternoon with his Jones 70 Ichi Ban.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3179Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt 5pm this afternoon, Audi Sydney Southport entrant Salona, a Sydney boat owned by Phillip King, radioed a Pan-Pan to signal an onboard emergency that has since been resolved.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3177Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter 18 years of trying to win the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's prestigious Blue Water Pointscore Series, it's been a "fairy tale ending" for co-skippers Ed Psaltis and Bob Thomas who achieved worldwide recognition when they won the storm battered 1998 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on overall handicap in their tiny Hick 35.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3175Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The boat lived underwater. At one stage in the race we had a 20 foot wall of water up each side of the boat," said Freebairn this afternoon.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3173Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We worked very efficiently to recover him, we were just lucky it was daylight as we did lose sight of him briefly at one stage," admitted Piggott tonight.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3168Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter closing the gap to less than half a mile this afternoon, Sydney boat Ichi Ban pulled away to claim line honours unchallenged in her debut Audi Sydney Southporthttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3165Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:15:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThis morning could have revealed a very different story however crews have weathered the tough night remarkably well, considering gusts of 45 knots were recorded.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3162Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe classic yachts won't be forgotten when it comes to the presentation of trophies, they will be competing for their own special award this year.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3152Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA beautiful early autumn sunset brought down the curtain on this year's St Arnou Wednesday Twilight Series, with 74 boats contesting the final race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3144Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"With the profile of the event growing, it's very exciting for Harken to be involved and pending the event's acceptance as a grade one event next year, it's great that we are at the grass roots level of a potentially world event," said Greenaway this afternoon.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3134Sun, 11 Mar 2007 18:34:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspProminent ocean racing yachtsman and 1998 Sydney Hobart Race winner Ed Psaltis yesterday won his CYCA Short Ocean Pointscore and next weekend is looking confidently towards taking out 'the big one', the Blue Water Pointscore. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3133Sun, 11 Mar 2007 10:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The HORC is again keen for an Australian team to compete and we are providing an opportunity for interested offshore sailors to participate in this famous event in the Med," Bill Psaltis said today.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3137Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:32:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter two losses this morning, the CYCA's Meghan Andrew welcomed the break in racing as it gave her and her crew a chance to regain their confidence.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3132Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn response to the sheer speed of these yachts and the limited number of deep-draft moorings at the Island, the Committee is also considering a unique parallel event.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3131Fri, 9 Mar 2007 20:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspHighlighting a frustrating day, Souter was forced to retake the penalty near the finish line after her first attempt was judged incomplete.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3130Fri, 9 Mar 2007 19:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe first round robin was in full swing when organisers received word that a severe storm had struck the Southern Highlands around 3pm and was moving quickly towards the coast.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3127Thu, 8 Mar 2007 22:12:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter abandoning ship Freebairn flew to Hobart for some soul searching around the docks and it was then, less than 48 hours later, he decided he was going to replace his magnificent timber-hulled 1968 Sydney Hobart overall winner with another classic of Australian yachting - Margaret Rintoul II.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3126Thu, 8 Mar 2007 17:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Vice Commodore Matt Allen officially welcomed the teams to the host club and commented that he was looking forward to seeing some Australian versus New Zealand rivalry played out on Sydney Harbour over the coming four days.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3125Wed, 7 Mar 2007 21:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter a problematic Rolex Sydney Hobart, when Loki suffered damage to a hydraulic ram pipe and picked up some kelp crossing Storm Bay, Ainsworth is looking forward to a busy season in Europe.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3124Wed, 7 Mar 2007 15:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspKwok plans to put plenty of heat on Australia's top IRC contenders, in particular good friend Geoff Ross who owns a Chinese built Reichel/Pugh 55.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3122Wed, 7 Mar 2007 09:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThursday's forecast is for NW/NE winds at 8/13 knots ahead of a late southerly change piping up to 20/25 knots, conditions which will better suit those eight teams sailing with the extra weight of a fourth crew person.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3121Wed, 7 Mar 2007 07:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLast night's shortened final race of the 2006/7 Mount Gay Monday Twilight Series was an exciting end to the series with dire warnings of electric storms and destructive winds, none of which eventuated on the Harbour.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3120Tue, 6 Mar 2007 13:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBob Ross has been a member of the CYCA since 1970 and active sailor for most of the near 50 years he has lived and worked in Sydney, contributing in many ways to the sport and to the activities of the Club.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3118Mon, 5 Mar 2007 16:02:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAlan Kendall's Beneteau 42.S7 Talon was the best placed CYCA boat when final results from the huge Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta were tallied and tonight he was named Overall Winner.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3116Mon, 5 Mar 2007 14:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMany yachts on Sydney Harbour courses failed to finish due to lack of time and the Sydney 38s called off their race realizing that there was no way they would complete within the allotted time frame.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3111Sun, 4 Mar 2007 19:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith three wins from three races, Bob Oatley's 66 foot Reichel/Pugh flyer Wild Oats X dominated IRC division 1 on a windy Sydney Harbour for the first day of the Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3109Sat, 3 Mar 2007 19:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBlue skies, 28 degrees and a building north easterly breeze provided perfect conditions for the start of the second Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3110Sat, 3 Mar 2007 19:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMiddle Harbour Yacht Club has released all relevant sailing details for this weekend's huge Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta, including sailing instructions and course allocations for the huge fleet of more than 277 boats. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3107Thu, 1 Mar 2007 18:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTen teams, four from the CYCA, the host club, two from RPAYC, three from the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and one from the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club will gather for the hit out on Sydney Harbour from Thursday 8 - Sunday 11 March.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3106Thu, 1 Mar 2007 15:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt will be 24th edition of the award-winning event, which is sailed on the tropical waters of Queensland's magnificent Whitsunday islands region.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3105Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOnly two points separate the two top placed yachts in IRC Divisions 1 and 3 of the CYCA's Short Ocean Pointscore for 2006-2007 with just one race to sail.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3101Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA's strongest representation will be in the IRC division, which is also the second event in the Audi IRC Australian Championship.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3100Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOne of the CYCA's many success stories, the combination of Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton and Rob Bell, sailing Gotta Love it 7, has finished second at the SLAM-Winning Appliances JJ Giltinan International 18ft Skiff Championship.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3098Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMatt Allen, 2007 Hamilton Island Farr 40 Australian Championship runner up said, "We've had a great season and we are looking forward to being part of the Australian contingent heading over to Europe for the summer and the Rolex Worlds in Denmark".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3099Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspScrivenor, who has moved from Victoria to Sydney to train with the CYCA's Youth Sailing Academy, won her final race to claim the regatta overall.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3097Sun, 25 Feb 2007 21:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We're very happy with today's results and will be aiming to do as well tomorrow. Today was a day of working your advantages and holding off challenges", commented Walker who is representing the CYCA.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3096Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWater Police and quick response SWAT teams, part of the entourage escorting a vessel carrying US Vice President Dick Cheney, ventured on to the regatta course and sat on the finish line with lights flashing while surveillance helicopters hovered overhead.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3090Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMatt Allen's Ichi Ban hit the lead and held off Evolution and Martin Hill's Estate Master for the entire race to take the gun. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3089Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPiggott is back this year with a new boat, his 10m Beneteau 34.7 Brilliant with which he has already notched up some good results in CYCA club racing this summer season.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3087Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThis is the first time the Australian fleet has had a chance to fly the new class approved masthead spinnakers and the increase in size translated to an increase in speed.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3081Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:15:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFour Australian teams will be flying the flag in Copenhagen with Matt Allen's Ichi Ban keen to better their 2006 World Championship result of second and bring the Rolex Farr 40 World Champion trophy back to Australia for the third time.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3070Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA's Robert Gibbs has been beaten 3-0 in the final of the Royal New Zealand Youth International Match Racing Championships by Phil Robertson, representing the host club, to finish second overall.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3068Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:50:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA's two teams, one skippered by Robert Gibbs and the other by Evan Walker, have qualified for the semi finals of the RNZYS Youth International Match Racing Championships.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3066Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDavid Pescud's Lyons 54 Sailors with disABILITIES is the first entry in this year's Audi Sydney Southport Yacht Race which will start from Sydney Harbour on Saturday 24 March.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3065Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAll proceeds from the regatta will go towards the Foundation which also was the charity of choice for last year's Associates Christmas Hamper Raffle which raised $1,500 for the Foundation from ticket sales and a donation by the Associates.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3064Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFive wins from six races for Robert Gibbs from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia takes his total to eight wins which puts him one point clear of Phil Robertson (RNZYS).http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3062Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDick Smidlin wore an appropriate 'grin like a Cheshire cat' after today's re-sail of the Monica Geddes Memorial Islands Race on Sydney Harbour - and well he should have!http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3061Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs it became clear that the right was getting pressure, some started to drift to the other side of the course but it was the three boats that committed early to the right, including Matt Allen's Ichi Ban, that had the advantage.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3060Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA member Bob Penty's Beneteau First 38s5 Big Blue has been declared winner of the Milson Cup, Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's prestigious short offshore racing classic. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3057Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBut it was Estate Master and Transfusion which dominated the day again with first and second place in the first race and never more than one place between them for the rest of the day.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3059Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspGibbs moved to Sydney in May last year to sail for the CYCA Youth Sailing Academy to further his sailing experience.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3058Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's strong fleet of Short Haul Division sailors will have a spring in their step on Sunday when they contest the re-sail of the Monica Geddes Three Islands Race on Sydney Harbour.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3055Fri, 9 Feb 2007 23:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEstate Master (Martin & Lisa Hill, MHYC) were a little further back in sixth and series leader, Transfusion deeper still in 10th, bringing the pointscore a little tighter.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3056Fri, 9 Feb 2007 20:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter establishing their early lead to the top mark Outlaw sailed a text book race to cover the fleet where possible and gained a little on every leg.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3054Thu, 8 Feb 2007 20:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspHaving reached the petite finals of the CentrePort International Youth Match Racing Regatta sailed out of the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club in Wellington, New Zealand, the CYCA's team led by Will Ryan lost 2-0 and will now sail off for third and fourth place.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3053Thu, 8 Feb 2007 05:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDefending their national championship title are CYCA members Martin and Lisa Hill, sailing Estate Master. They too have had an excellent 12 months and pipped Kulmar for the state championships last year.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3052Thu, 8 Feb 2007 05:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt the end of the round-robins, Pollard and Walker ended up equal on seven wins but with Walker having beaten Pollard in their match, the CYCA team took third place in final standings.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3051Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA YSA team led by Will Ryan had a mixed day finishing round robin one in equal second position on five points and after three races into round robin had scored two wins and one loss.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3050Tue, 6 Feb 2007 16:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3049Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA threw out an early challenge in the light easterly against Jonathan Clough's RPNYC team by dominating the pre-start.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3048Mon, 5 Feb 2007 16:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn 11 February at 7pm & 9.30pm, ABC2 whisks you off dry land and takes you on a historic voyage aboard Maluka.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3046Mon, 5 Feb 2007 12:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLine honours in the race to Newcastle delivered CYCA director Dick Cawse and his Cawse/Lyons-designed 60-footer Vanguard a remarkable hat trick of IRC overall wins in the Ocean Pointscore Series.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3043Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOnly two points separate Dick Cawse's Vanguard and Julian Farren-Price's About Time going into tomorrow's final race to decide the winner of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 2006-2007 Ocean Pointscore. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3042Fri, 2 Feb 2007 14:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe sail off for third and fourth place was a battle of the Sydneysiders with the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Evan Walker scoring a 2 - 1 victory over Murray Gordon of Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3041Thu, 1 Feb 2007 22:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEvan Walker has recovered from a disappointing second day of competition at the Warren Jones Youth Regatta to be just three points behind local Torvar Mirsky and his crew from the Royal Perth Yacht Club.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3040Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspHaving gone undefeated through the first day of the regatta, Walker suffered three losses on the second day, to slip from the top of the leaderboard to fourth place.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3039Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSydney sailor Evan Walker from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia tops the leaderboard after the first day of the match racing event, undefeated in all seven races he sailed.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3038Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:34:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSouth Australian-based Hardys Secret Mens Business (CYCSA) is the new points leader of the Audi IRC Australian Championship.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3034Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSydney yachtsman Ray Roberts, the recently announced CYCA Ocean Racer of the Year, claimed victory in the inaugural Docklands Invitational Series at Skandia Geelong Week.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3033Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe 171st Australia Day Regatta's City of Sydney Sesquicentenary Cup for the CYCA's Australia Day short ocean race to Botany Bay and return has been won by the Elliott 1050 Spearhead, skippered by Rick Fielding - by a mere 10 seconds! http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3032Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTomorrow's 171st Australia Day Regatta ocean race from Sydney to Botany Bay and return marks the post-Christmas return to the CYCA's closely-fought Ocean Pointscore and Short Ocean Pointscore for 2006-2007. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3031Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA's Youth Sailing Academy is sending two representative teams to this year's regatta hosted by the Royal Perth Yacht Club from 29 January to 1 February 2007 and sailed aboard the Foundation 36 class.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3030Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith the breeze shifting and seas building ahead of the anticipated south westerly change, equal series leader Ray Roberts' Quantum Racing (CYCA) threw off the challenge from Graeme Troon's XLR8.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3028Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTo encourage contributions, both audio and email, to the official Rolex Sydney Hobart website, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia and the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, with the support of Rolex and J.Boag & Son, awarded prizes at the conclusion of the 2006 race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3025Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTen of the sailors from NSW selected to represent Australia at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships or who finished runners up in the Australian Youth Championship in Hobart, are present or past CYCA Youth Sailing Academy sailors.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3024Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNotice of Race for Middle Harbour Yacht Clubs' Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta, scheduled for the 3-4 March 2007, is now available from MHYC and the event website. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3019Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEntries close this coming Wednesday, 17 January for the 171st Australia Day Regatta, including the historic Sydney Harbour event and the traditional ocean race from Sydney to Botany Bay and return. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3018Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA members figured highly in overall IRC and PHS results for the Coffs Harbour Offshore Series and in the passage race from Pittwater to Coffs Harbour. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3013Sun, 7 Jan 2007 20:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe IRC Division 2 win went to Chris Dare's Victorian Corby 49 Flirt which dominated its division in the Rolex Trophy Rating Series, winning half of the eight races sailed.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3012Sat, 6 Jan 2007 14:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Victorian yacht Flirt has won the IRC division of the 2007 Boag's Sailing South Race Week and the prestigious Charles Davies Memorial Trophy despite local Tasmanian yachts ending the dominance of local boats on the finals day of competition. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3011Sat, 6 Jan 2007 11:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith the majority of the fleet being left becalmed offshore with very little wind, it's been a race for the big boats with Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI confirmed as the overall IRC handicap winner in the 26th Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3010Thu, 4 Jan 2007 21:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMatt Allen's Jones 70 Ichi Ban has spreadeagled the fleet in all four races sailed so far in the 2007 Boag's Sailing South Race Week. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3008Thu, 4 Jan 2007 21:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race winner Wild Oats XI has won her first trophy for 2007, crossing the finish line at 9:46:49am yesterday (Wednesday) to take line honours in the 2007 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Ocean race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3007Thu, 4 Jan 2007 08:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOcean Racer of the Year for 2006, Ray Roberts, today demonstrated his flat-water fleet helming skills and tactics in steering his Cookson 50 Quantum Racing into the overall lead in the IRC Division of Boag's Sailing South Race Week on Hobart's River Derwent. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3006Thu, 4 Jan 2007 08:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia will be strongly represented in the 60-boat fleet setting sail this afternoon in the Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Race, with Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race winner Wild Oats XI returning from Tasmania in a bid to set a unique line honours double. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3005Tue, 2 Jan 2007 08:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe last boat in the 2006 Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet crossed the finish line at 8.55pm tonight, bringing to a close the 62nd Australian ocean classic.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3004Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe experienced skipper considers that 85% of sailing is absolutely perfect; 10% is quite ordinary; and 5% is just plain awful.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3003Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:33:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAll but two of the 78 yachts which set out from Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day have now completed the 2006 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with onlyAlex Whitworth's Berrimilla and David Kent's Gillawa, still at sea.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3001Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter arriving in Australia having sailed from the UK, the 44 year old was diagnosed with breast cancer and immediately underwent surgery. Since then, Michele has been undergoing chemotherapy, delaying her final treatment in order to take on this year's race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3000Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspHer skipper, Major Charles Roberts, says that he and his crew have had the race of their lives, made even more memorable by their dramatic rescue of Koomooloo's crew after the classic wooden yacht split open after falling off a big wave on Wednesday morning.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2999Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLindsay May has dedicated this race to Love & War's previous owner, the late Peter Kurts, who had sailed the yacht to victory in 1974 and 1978, and who died in January 2005.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2998Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We listened in during the rescue of the Koomooloo crew and we were ready to help out if required. The experience was invaluable for our boys on board."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2997Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt's a humble structure, just 15 square metres in area; it has no hot water, just an aged cold water tap that has lost its chrome; it has a portable outside toilet, an old fridge, a pie warmer and a fax, which is its token recognition to new technology.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2996Sat, 30 Dec 2006 13:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe old salts are claiming the Corinthian spirit has returned to ocean racing with the provisional success of Love & War in this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2995Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:44:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We've all had a turn at helming, although Rahn won't give it up at the moment so we've taken to calling him Captain Araldite," she said, referring to 23 year old crew member Rahn Laird.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2989Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNow Ichi Ban faces a real challenge from the older and smaller boats in the fleet, including Sean Langman's Maluka, the oldest and smallest of them all, which this afternoon is gathering pace as she sails well out to sea off the north east tip of Tasmania.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2988Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:14:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn 2002 a $20,000 donation was made by the SOLAS Trust to SouthCare Aero Medical and Rescue Helicopter, the same group which airlifted three of the six injured crew off the New Zealand maxi Maximus on the morning of day two this year's event.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2986Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Now hooning along in the second eddy with at least a knot favourable. Waiting to crack our new kite. And a celebratory consultation in a couple of hours at half way."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2987Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMatt Allen's two-year plan to win the 2006 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht race with a yacht designed to compete in the last Volvo Ocean Race round the world may come to fruition.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2983Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspGiven that the maxis have a 30 foot waterline length advantage over a Volvo 70, it is small wonder that Ichi Ban skipper Matt Allen is all smiles.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2982Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We were the race favourites so there was a lot of pressure. It was a very important race, to prove a lot of things....that the win last year wasn't a one off. It's a great team and a great boat."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2981Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Australian maxi Wild Oats XI has taken back-to-back line honours wins in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the first time this has happened since 1964 and only the sixth time in the event's 62 year history.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2980Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:06:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIf Wild Oats XI takes line honours, it will be only the sixth time a boat has done it back-to-back and the first time since Astor in 1964. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2979Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race officials anticipate the leading boat to finish at Constitution Dock between 10 pm and midnight tonight, depending on the effect of a strengthening south easterly which could increase their speed up the Derwent Riverhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2978Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspInjured Rolex Sydney Hobart skipper Graham Jackson is heading back to Sydney this afternoon after receiving treatment at Pambula Hospital last night for a fractured wrist, broken hand and a cracked sternumhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2971Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSeventy nine year old Victorian Lou Abrahams, sailing his 44th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is proving yet again that experience and seamanship win ocean races as much as physical fitness and athleticism.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2969Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:21:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe sooner Wild Oats XI can get to Storm Bay, the less likely it is that Wharington's optimistic scenario will play out because, typically, if the winds are going to die they will do so after sunset.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2968Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBarring incident, Wild Oats XI, again skippered by Mark Richards, looks set to claim back to back line honours wins, a feat not achieved since Astor's double the 1963 and 1964 races.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2967Thu, 28 Dec 2006 06:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMike Sanderson, the skipper of the Volvo 70 ABN AMRO ONE has described the circumstances surrounding the dramatic dismasting of his round-the-world racer this morning.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2966Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSydney Morning Herald photographer Dallas Kilponen, who was sailing on board Rolex Sydney Hobart 2006 entrant Maximus, has described the minutes immediately after the dramatic collapse of the maxi's giant mast this morning.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2963Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt 1445 hours today, the skipper of Illusion, Graham Jackson, who reportedly has broken ribs, was successfully picked up by the police launch Alert from aboard his 34-footer.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2962Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSkandia remains in second place and Wharington and his crew will be focusing hard to retain this position, which will now be under threat from others.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2961Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith the drama unfolding during the early morning of this year's race with the dismasting, helicopter rescues and maydays, one fairytale outcome is on the cards.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2960Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The water started coming in. We started ripping up the floor boards trying to find where the water was coming in. We couldn't locate the problem. We started bailing for a while, then I decided for the safety of the crew that we'd better abandon."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2959Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt 0931 hours this morning, Mike Freebairn's Queensland Ray White Koomooloo, a competitor in the Rolex Sydney Hobart put out a mayday advising they were taking on water and needed urgent assistance.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2957Wed, 27 Dec 2006 11:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFive of the 23 crew aboard Maximus sustained more serious injuries when allegedly the forestay fitting let go, sending the mast crashing back on the deck at approximately 0300am this morning according to one of the injured crewman, Ian Treleavenhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2956Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOvernight the gruelling Rolex Sydney Hobart claimed the scalp of race leader and round the world Volvo 70 ABN AMRO ONE skippered by New Zealand yachtsman Mike Sanderson and a short time later Charles St Clair Brown and Bill Buckley's 30m maxi Maximus was also dismasted.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2955Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPescud said that he was sailing in 15 knot southerlies, and on the whole his crew was faring well. "We had a bit of seasickness earlier but everyone's calmed down now."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2953Tue, 26 Dec 2006 21:06:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt's sunny but there is a nip in the air so when the sun goes down and we get wet there might be a high chill factor," said Sanderson.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2952Tue, 26 Dec 2006 17:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn almost every yacht, crews were already in full wet weather gear and out on the rail on the reach out to the sea mark, an indication of what's to come in the days ahead.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2951Tue, 26 Dec 2006 16:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe order of the leading yachts rounding the sea mark were: Wild Oats XI, Skandia, Maximus, ABN Amro One and Ichi Ban. Back in the harbour the smaller boats struggled in washing machine like conditions, the water churned up by an excited spectator fleet. Strong handicap contenders Loki, DHL,Yendys and Wot Yot were not too far behind the big boats, while the smallest boat in the fleet, the 9 metre, 74 year old Maluka, sailed by Sean Langman, reached the first turning mark in amongst a group of bigger boats just eleven and a half minutes behind the leaders.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2950Tue, 26 Dec 2006 13:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspJazz must be seen as one of the form boats going into the Rolex Sydney Hobart. The Tattersalls Cup would be some redress for the Ashes.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2949Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRichards believes with the current forecast the line honours defender will take around 50 hours to get to Hobart, six hours outside the race record they set last year.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2946Sun, 24 Dec 2006 13:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA medallion will also be awarded to Mary Holley, who is racing to Hobart for the 10th time, this year with husband Jim on their Farr 40 Aurora.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2942Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Club is also moving forward with sound technology and has upgraded the audio component of the website. This year, competitors will be able to call a landline 24 hours a day and leave a voice report which will be uploaded to the website.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2940Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe mast appeared to compress, according to Ludde, before falling overboard. Immediately the crew set about cutting it away from the boat, a process which took approximately 15 minutes. The rig was not recovered.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2932Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt the awards night, Ray Roberts who began sailing in the early 1980s with Impetuous, was named CYCA Ocean Racer of the Year, the most prestigious of the four categories awarded annually.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2930Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn a tribute resembling Mark Taylor's declaration on equalling Sir Donald Bradman's innings run record, 79 year old Lou has hinted that once he draws level with his old friend's '44' he may hang up his Hobart wet weather gear forever.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2928Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter eight races over four days sailed in a full gamut of conditions, a one second split on corrected time in the final race was the difference between first and second in IRC Division 1 of the Rolex Trophy Rating Series.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2925Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFollowing two wins today, Stephen Ainsworth's Loki has applied serious pressure to the surprise package Yendys making its debut in the Rolex Trophy Rating Series.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2924Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Jury hearing the protest lodged by Loki against Yendys, Wild Oats XI, Wild Joe and Living Doll relating to race four of the Rolex Trophy Rating Series sailed off Sydney Heads today has dismissed the protest and awarded Loki average points in redress.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2923Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:44:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAn adrenaline charged Mark Richards, skipper of Wild Oats XI, reported hitting boat speeds of 34 knots today, just two knots off the 30m maxi's all time fastest speed.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2922Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWhile not in immediate danger, Linham had to tread water for a few minutes in lumpy seas while the crew on Ausmaid dropped the spinnaker and doubled back to pick him up, four crewmembers hauling the lucky but soggy sailor back on deck.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2921Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith a top boat speed of 24 knots, the same top speed achieved today by Bob Oatley's 30m maxi Wild Oats XI, Yendys' performance surprised everyone on the race track off Sydney Heads - including owner Geoff Ross.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2918Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We are really looking forward to racing tomorrow," said Ross this afternoon. "It was a huge effort to get the boat here and now we have a chance to test it in the 'big tank', [the ocean]".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2917Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs she sped towards the finish line off the Opera House on a cold and grey Sydney day, surrounded by a flotilla of spectator craft, the question hung in the air - was this a sign of things to come when in two weeks today, Wild Oats XI lines up for the Rolex Sydney Hobart?http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2916Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo days at the CYCA Youth Sailing Academy has opened up areas never experienced and social opportunities with other kids and adults that put a smile on our kids' faces" summed up Bill Sykes at the conclusion of a sailing programme for youth from Blacktown Tutorial Centre.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2915Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:50:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe students, all from wide demographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, conquered quickly the basics of sailing and rigging their boats unaided.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2914Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"There will a reasonable level of mayhem getting the big boats around the tight course tomorrow, the plan is to stay out of trouble," said Moloney today.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2912Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo time Rolex Sydney Hobart line honours winning skipper Ludde Ingvall is heading south to Hobart - and this time it's personal.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2911Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn the third and final race of the regatta, Sputnik was making an easy meal of the freshening 26 knot nor'easter, leading Mascalzone Latino and Ichi Ban around the final top mark but a Chinese gybe half a mile from the finish ended the infiltrator's crack at the prestigious Rolex Farr 40 win.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2909Sun, 10 Dec 2006 16:12:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn Ichi Ban's home turf however they are the force to be reckoned with, despite another win, a second and a third today by the Italians led by Vincenzo Onorato.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2907Sat, 9 Dec 2006 17:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThere was also a clash with wildlife on the water today. Michael Milne's Farr 40 Black Snake hit something on its underside, likely to be a shark, which then flipped up out of the water and bent a stanchion and hit a crewmember before falling back in the water.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2905Fri, 8 Dec 2006 16:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAudi is now the largest corporate supporter of competitive sailing in Australia, a goal the company set itself last year and has now realised with its series of high-profile regattas, as well as its support of the Australian Sailing Team and the CYCA's Youth Sailing Academy.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2904Fri, 8 Dec 2006 09:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFor the crew of Wild Oats XI, which achieved the treble of line honours, an overall win and a new race record in the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart, the Big Boat Challenge will mark the start of the boat's defence preparation.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2901Thu, 7 Dec 2006 13:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Australia has produced some of the top Farr 40 sailors over the years and this is a great opportunity to sail against them," commented Onorato this morning.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2898Wed, 6 Dec 2006 14:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter trialling an altered sailing calendar this year, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has announced that its second largest offshore event behind the Rolex Sydney Hobart, the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, will return to its traditional winter timeslot.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2895Mon, 4 Dec 2006 13:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMorag Bheag, a classic yacht designed 43 years ago by Illingworth and Primrose, the Illingworth being Captain John Illingworth RN, founder of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, is still proving a winner at sea. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2894Mon, 4 Dec 2006 13:12:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWorld class yacht designer since the 1960s, Ron Holland, who designed three Rolex Sydney Hobart line honours winners and one Tattersall's Cup winner, is making a rare appearance in Sydney and has agreed to speak at the CYCA during his visit.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2863Mon, 4 Dec 2006 11:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Solid tactics and good gear changing kept us safely in front of Sixx, and the seventh place finish with none of the other contenders ahead us was more than enough to secure second overall."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2888Sun, 3 Dec 2006 07:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"By race 9 the breeze had dropped still further to around 12 knots with the sea still short and steep making upwind conditions challenging to say the least."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2886Sat, 2 Dec 2006 19:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBeing a timber boat with a heavy Australian red cedar and Huon pine interior, Maluka weighs only 500 kilos less than owner Langman's better known modified Open 66 Xena, which is 36 feet longer.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2885Sat, 2 Dec 2006 11:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA heavy schedule of international and interstate arrivals into Sydney mixed with the commencement of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's December racing programme next week will, for the 62nd year, set the Rushcutters Bay yacht club abuzz.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2884Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Down the run we edged in front of Tramp, just missing out on one nice gust to consolidate and remained second at the bottom gate. We managed to pick them off by the second top mark and held our lead down the run to finish."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2883Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:44:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The 30 boat fleet had some great conditions today, with 15-22 knots from the ESE and a short steep sea making upwind sailing demanding but providing great surfing and planing downwind."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2880Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLast night CYCA member Tony Cable made a special presentation on behalf of the Quiet Little Drink to CYCA Youth Academy sailors Tom Barker, Will Parker, James Francis and Jono English.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2879Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"It there is talk of a tough race, people will ring me to offer accommodation, that's the way of a small town. A lot of friendships have formed between competitors and the people of Eden who have offered assistance in the past," says Malcolm.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2878Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The fleet of around 32 boats includes several of our adversaries from the Farr 40 fleet, namely Barking Mad, Groovederci, Mean Machine, Twins and Pegasus."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2877Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwelve Farr 40's are expected to line up at the Rolex Trophy regatta with Lang Walker's Kokomo, the winner of the Savills SORC regatta held on the weekend, eager to make it two in a row.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2876Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:17:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAlso attending will be MOSS (Secumar) and Burke Marine with their MOB recovery equipment and GME with the very latest in 406 personal EPIRBs.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2870Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:44:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race entrant Loki, along with newcomers Quantum Racing and Wot Yot have turned in impressive performances on the final day of the Savills Short Ocean Racing Championship off Sydney Heads.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2869Sun, 26 Nov 2006 17:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspHobart yachtsman Rod Jackman has celebrated his 39th Maria Island Race with an outstanding race as skipper of the Davidson 52 Dr Who - line honours and first place on corrected time under IRC and a 2nd under PHS handicap systems. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2868Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA members Stephen Ainsworth and Leslie Green share top place on the leaderboard of IRC Division 1 after the first day of racing in the Savills Short Ocean Racing Championship being sailed off Sydney Heads. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2867Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo of Tasmania's three entrants in this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race set sail from Hobart this evening in the 190 nautical mile Maria Island Race, their qualifying event for the Sydney Hobart. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2866Fri, 24 Nov 2006 18:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo likely high profile entrants for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the Cookson 50 Quantum Racing and the Transpac 52 Wot Yot will make their racing debuts for their new owners in the Savills Short Ocean Racing Championship this weekend. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2865Fri, 24 Nov 2006 16:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA hosted the bi-annual New Member's Cocktail Party last Thursday with the big draw card being the announcement of the winner of the CYCA Aegean Yacht Rally prize.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2862Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFourteen starters once clear were able to steer one close-hauled leg to Bangalley Head and then bear away in the 18kt ENE to Barrenjoey and the finish at the entrance to the Pittwater.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2860Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWalker drew first blood in the final and although Ryan constantly threatened, the Australian youth match racing champion this afternoon added another major title to his sailing resume.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2856Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:50:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe final is expected to be a nail biter with the host club keen to retain the trophy and RPAYC and RSYS just as keen to give it a new home.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2854Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBoth teams are sailing with new crew combinations, Walker's regular bowman Kyle Langford trading secrets with new skipper Ryan for this regatta, and coach Dayne Sharp says their crew work really came together today.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2853Fri, 17 Nov 2006 19:14:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn Sunday, December 3, prior to the running of this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia will host a Man Overboard Information Day which will be free to attend and open to all who sail.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2852Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:32:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspUnfortunately Ryan had to dispose of club mate and regatta favourite, current Australian youth match racing champion Evan Walker, to claim a win this morning.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2851Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThursday's forecast is for a 22-25 southerly plus gusts and crews have been advised there is a real possibility the first day of competition may be called off.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2850Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA's Youth Sailing Academy has been chosen to benefit via sponsorship of one of the Elliott 6s metre sports boats, the last of the ten to be sponsored.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2849Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBut with both ABN AMRO and Maximus not due into Sydney until two weeks before the big race, then having to be reassembled and everything re-tested following their transportation by ship from Malta, the five line honours contenders may not jump into the ring together until Boxing Day. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2848Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"I'm hoping that both the experienced youth sailors from the CYCA and students from the Blacktown Tutorial Centre will learn a lot from this mentoring programme," he added.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2845Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA World War II hero who sailed in the third Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race back in 1947 will be the Official Starter of this year's 62nd annual ocean classic.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2847Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA is delighted to announce that through Club member Lang Walker, Walker Corporation has taken up sponsorship of one of the Youth Sailing Academy's Elliott 6 metre sports boats.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2846Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspKnee Deep, a West Australian entrant in the 2006 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, has taken out the handicap double in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 180 nautical mile Cabbage Tree Island Race sailed over the weekend.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2840Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMany of the smaller Rolex Sydney Hobart entrants are also racing to Cabbage Tree Island including Ed Psaltis and Bob Thomas' AFR Midnight Rambler, which is leading the Blue Water Pointscore after three races.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2838Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA talented line up of young skippers from around the country and across the Tasman is gearing up to battle for youth match racing supremacy with heavy expectations on the shoulders of the host Club's team led by the recently crowned Australian Youth Match Racing Champion, Evan Walker.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2836Mon, 6 Nov 2006 13:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspVictorian yachts entered in this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race have dominated IRC handicap results in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria's 152 nautical mile race across Bass Strait from Melbourne to Stanley on the north-west coast of Tasmania. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2829Sun, 5 Nov 2006 10:34:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAn eclectic mix of yachts built between 1932 and this year, and ranging in size from 9 metres up to 30 metres will bring Sydney Harbour alive at 1.00pm on Tuesday 26 December when this icon of Australian sport starts for the 62nd time.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2828Fri, 3 Nov 2006 16:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSo far an outstanding fleet of almost seventy yachts has been nominated for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with only three days to go until the close of applications to enter.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2826Wed, 1 Nov 2006 13:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA day of frustrating light winds in the Tasman Sea yesterday has cost Cruising Yacht Club of Australia members Ed Psaltis and Bob Thomas first place in the IRC handicap division of the Hempel 33rd Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2825Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe smallest canting keel boat planning to race south, Andrew Buckland and Andrew Hunn's Mr Kite 40, has been nominated for its debut Rolex Sydney Hobart as has the first Italian entry for many years, a Swan 45 called DSK Comifin to be skippered by Danilo Salsi.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2813Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspStrewth has a good record in Asia having won last year's Hong Kong - Hainan and this year Kho Samui and now the China Coast and Hong Kong to Vietnam Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2822Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe final day of racing at the Rhodes Waterside Farr 40 regatta and Matt Allen's Ichi Ban has made it two from two in the opening regattas of the Australian Farr 40 season.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2820Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspGetaway-Sailing.com, sailing for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, reveled in the galeforce winds of the first afternoon and night at sea, handling the winds and sea conditions well.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2824Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Sydney yacht AFR Midnight Rambler is well placed to give Cruising Yacht Club of Australia members Ed Psaltis and Bob Thomas their second overall handicap win the Hempel 33rd Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2819Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Volvo 60 Getaway-Sailing.com is expected to take line honours late tonight in the Hempel 33rd Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race, but lightening winds in the Tasman Sea appear to ended her chances of a race record. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2818Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:44:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe 18 yachts in the Hempel 33rd Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race have all weathered a rough night out in the Tasman Sea, with the galeforce winds easing to under 25 knots this morning.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2817Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSurfing downwind before galeforce winds, the Volvo 60 Getaway-Sailing.com has opened up an early lead in the Hempel Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race, which started from Broken Bay early this afternoon. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2816Sat, 28 Oct 2006 20:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter carefully assessing the coastal and ocean weather forecasts, Race Director David Slingsby will go ahead with the scheduled start of the 414 nautical mile Hempel Gosford to Lord Howe Island Race from Broken Bay at one o'clock this afternoon. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2815Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe New Zealand maxi and Mike Sanderson's Volvo 70 ABN AMRO One are both currently contesting the Rolex Middle Sea Race and both are booked on a ship to Sydney at the conclusion of this event in Malta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2809Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:02:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAlfa Romeo fulfilled her status as pre race favourite for line honours in the Rolex Middle Sea Race when the sleek 100-footer ghosted across the finish line in Malta at 1442 hours this afternoon.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2810Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThere is no immediate prospect of the high-pressure system releasing its grip on the weather, so Crichton might well be thwarted once again in his chase for a record.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2808Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The hull structure is as strong and light as possible so that she will be able to cope with being smashed by big waves in Bass Strait," says Ross, a veteran of 11 races to Hobart.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2805Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Neville has done a fantastic job with his campaign. The boat is very narrow, with a big rig. She's a rocket ship in light airs," says Mike Sanderson.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2801Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNot knowing why the incident occurred, Allen kept his foot off the accelerator for the rest of the race and still managed to break the race record, setting a new race time of 8 hours 30 minutes 29 seconds for the 92 mile course to Flinders Islet and return.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2800Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspUp front, the battle is likely to be between the V60 Getaway Sailing (Peter Goldsworthy) and the veteran UBS Wild Thing campaigned by CYCA Commodore, Geoff Lavis.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2799Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspHigh profile Sydney ocean-racing yachtsman Sean Langman will officially launch the 2007 Boag's Sailing South Race Week in late November.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2798Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIchi Ban had a clean start and shot to the lead of the fleet and stayed there for the entire race to take their third race win of the series and the regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2792Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWalker was just too strong in the remaining two races, coming from behind in race three to wrest the lead.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2790Tue, 10 Oct 2006 06:06:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDockside, Hill, a CYCA member along with four of the top five placed skippers, laughed, "It's like being in Melbourne, we had winds from all directions."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2789Mon, 9 Oct 2006 11:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWalker has quietly established his authority in this regatta. After a disappointing start he went through the third round robin undefeated.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2786Sun, 8 Oct 2006 08:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSydney yachtsman Matt Allen's latest yacht to be named Ichi Ban, the former Volvo 70 Brunel, has scored an easy line honours win in her first Australian ocean race, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Bird Island Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2785Sat, 7 Oct 2006 22:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThis will be Andrew Short's first Farr 40 class event having previously raced his Volvo 60 in the major Australian offshore and northern Queensland events.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2784Fri, 6 Oct 2006 07:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOnce they hit the CYCA dock tomorrow morning, it will be a quick turnaround for Allen and his crew who will only have a matter of hours to click into racing mode for the 7.00pm start of the boat's first race on Australian waters, and the first with owner Allen at the helm.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2783Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMichael Dunstan, Ben Lamb and Sam Newton were declared winners of the Wotif.com Australian Match Racing Championship following their 2-1 win in a tense final on Sydney Harbour.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2782Wed, 4 Oct 2006 16:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn a count back the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's Michael Dunstan, the defending champion, will tomorrow morning select his opponent from the three other semi finalists, Evan Walker (CYCA) and Torvar Mirsky (RPYC), also on 14 points, and Brad Sheridan.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2781Tue, 3 Oct 2006 18:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt the top end of the scale, three maxis have entered including Neville Crichton's blisteringly fast Alfa Romeo.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2780Tue, 3 Oct 2006 14:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter a trying day of postponements and abandonments as the breeze flicked around the dial, Torvar Mirsky and his team from Royal Perth Yacht Club have inched into the lead in the Wotif.com Australian Match Racing Championship.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2777Mon, 2 Oct 2006 18:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspYoung Royal Perth Yacht Club sailor Torvar Mirsky threw out a strong challenge to his Sydney rivals, headed by Michael Dunstan from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, on the opening day of the http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2776Sun, 1 Oct 2006 20:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe announcement of Wotif.com accommodation gift vouchers to the total value of $3,600 for the first three place getters proved an added incentive to the talented line up of interstate competitors. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2775Sun, 1 Oct 2006 08:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNicky Souter today won her fourth successive Australian Women's Match Racing Championship in a dramatic final against Katie Spithill on Sydney Harbour, with the result decided on the fifth and final race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2774Sat, 30 Sep 2006 17:21:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLucinda, the youngest helmsperson in the Championship, was leading on the final spinnaker run when the bowline tying the spinnaker sheet to the sail became undone and Hunting sailed past to her only win of the day.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2773Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn a rematch of Saturday's AFL Grand Final, the best from the west coast will meet Sydney's big name match racing sailors on Sunday when the Wotif.com Australian Match Racing Championship kicks off on Sydney Harbour.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2772Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:44:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSixteen-year-old Lucinda, representing the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Youth Sailing Academy, has finished in fourth place after two qualifying round-robins and moves into tomorrow's second round of match racing.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2771Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn third place overall after the first round-robin, also with four wins, is Samantha Boyd representing the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Youth Sailing Academy. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2764Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith three major match racing events back to back starting Wednesday, there will be little time to refocus for some of the teams entered in two of the three consecutive women's, open, and youth match racing championships.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2760Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Pegasus did everything they needed to, picking off boats to surf across the line in second, giving them the regatta by one point from Foreign Affair."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2758Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSydney's offshore yacht racing season began today in perfect conditions - hot and sunny with an 8-12 knot easterly breeze for the opening race in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Short Ocean Pointscore and Ocean Pointscore. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2756Sat, 23 Sep 2006 20:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We have a few new faces on board for this regatta, so we've spent as much time as we could in the last few days trying to gel as a team."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2755Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA's host broadcaster, the Seven Network, and Australia's best known sailor and Club member Iain Murray are back on Sydney Harbour with three of the YSA's most awarded graduates.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2753Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA's Youth Sailing Academy will be strongly represented in next week's Australian Women's Match Racing Championship with three CYCA teams and a combined CYCA/Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron crew. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2750Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"This year the club will be among the first places in Australia to see not only our new branding but also the long awaited release of St Arnou packaged beer," says managing director Matthew Beggs.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2748Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn 1966 the 61-foot triple planked kauri yacht Fidelis crossed the Tasman Sea from New Zealand and showed the world some early Kiwi yachting magic when she took line honours and set a new record in the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race that year.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2746Wed, 13 Sep 2006 06:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEd Psaltis, who won the storm-swept 1998 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, again showed his heavy weather sailing ability on Saturday in sailing his Farr 40 AFR Midnight Rambler to a line honours win. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2741Sun, 10 Sep 2006 21:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWhile all eyes were on reigning Farr 40 champion Richard Perini heading into the Worlds this week at Newport Rhode Island, it was CYCA Vice Commodore Matt Allen who finished on the podium for the Australians.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2739Sun, 10 Sep 2006 08:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe week-long match within the Racing division between the two competing 98-foot maxis ended with Alfa Romeo claiming the title and Wild Oats XI finishing third.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2740Sun, 10 Sep 2006 08:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA sixth and a seventh in the first two races catapulted Ichi Ban to second overall in the series but in the final race of the day, CYCA Vice Commodore Matt Allen and his crew finished 20th.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2738Sat, 9 Sep 2006 12:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWild Oats XI claimed a double win in the first race of the day.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2737Sat, 9 Sep 2006 11:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMeanwhile CYCA Vice Commodore Matt Allen (Ichi Ban) has climbed from ninth to sixth overall following a fourth in race four today.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2736Fri, 8 Sep 2006 11:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Vice Commodore Allen has as his tactician the experienced Grant Simmer, one of the key crew of Australia II when it won the America's Cup at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1983.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2735Thu, 7 Sep 2006 12:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNeville Crichton's Alfa Romeo maintained tight control over Bob Oatley's Wild Oats, claiming once again the double victory on the water.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2734Thu, 7 Sep 2006 06:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMany CYCA members have raced, continue to do so or are considering racing Etchells, the most popular one-design keelboat class in Australia. Adding interest to the Etchells this year is that the World Championships will be sailed off Fremantle in November, with a strong contingent of Sydney sailors competinghttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2733Wed, 6 Sep 2006 19:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe leaders of the Racing division fought an interesting battle where some made big gains and others suffered big losses. As expected, it was the two maxis, Alfa Romeo and her near sister ship Wild Oats XI, who stole the show. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2732Wed, 6 Sep 2006 11:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOn handicap, however, it was Alfa Romeo, with double Olympic Gold and Silver medallist Ben Ainslie calling the tactics.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2731Tue, 5 Sep 2006 12:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe 2006 Wotif.com Australian Match Racing Championship is shaping up to be the most competitive match racing regatta ever held in Australia and has the strong support of Graeme Wood, CEO of naming rights sponsor Wotif.com.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2728Mon, 4 Sep 2006 10:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo new maxis, Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI and her near sistership, Neville Crichton's Alfa Romeo are undoubtedly two to watch.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2727Sun, 3 Sep 2006 18:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLeader from the first day, Richard Perini (Sydney, Australia), saw the regatta lead slip away in a single moment as his Evolution came into the windward mark on port tack, searching for a gap in the wall of boats stacked up on starboard.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2726Sun, 3 Sep 2006 17:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt the end of the day it was the defending World Champion from Australia, Richard Perini and his Evolution that held a one-point lead.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2725Sat, 2 Sep 2006 19:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Australian teams certainly did well on the lumpy Pacific Ocean just outside Sydney Harbour last year, when local Richard Perini sailed Evolution to victory ahead of another Sydney-based team, Neville Crichton's Alfa Romeo. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2724Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn the Premier Cruising Class Graeme Wood's Sydney 47 Wotif.com overcame a bad start on Saturday to hitch a ride on the stern wave of a fellow CYCA member, the Commodore nonetheless, on the winning downhill slide to the finish.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2719Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTo win a second World Cup among what many call the toughest one-design fleet racing in the world, his Evolution team will need to focus on flawless boat handling and a little luck as Newport's fall weather conditions can be tricky to analyse.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2717Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA new addition for Holy Cow this year is a cow horn mounted on the stern rail which John Clinton is happy to sound whenever there are media or whales in the vicinity.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2715Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We welcome Audi Australia as a significant sponsor of the CYCA and we look forward to Audi's ongoing support for at least the next 5 years," said CYCA Commodore Geoff Lavis.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2701Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We commented last night that we wanted to stay away from double digit results and then we ended up 20th just when we needed a solid race," said CYCA Vice Commodore Matt Allen.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2689Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:09:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMatt Allen's Ichi Ban, with Grant Simmer as tactician, captured two second place finishes to help move them into first place.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2683Sun, 13 Aug 2006 08:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp'Illusion No Mirage' read the headline in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 'Offshore ' yachting magazine of February/March 1989, reporting on the rugged 1988 Sydney Hobart Yacht Racehttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2667Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Our teamwork was great all weekend," said a delighted Walker this afternoon at the trophy presentation. "Our manoeuvres were a lot tighter which shows the work we've put into our sailing over the last couple of months."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2665Sun, 6 Aug 2006 19:12:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBlack storm clouds, which continually threatened to dump torrential rain, kept sucking the breeze from one side of the course and moving it to the other.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2662Sat, 5 Aug 2006 18:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe last boat in the inaugural Sydney Mackay Yacht Race has finished the testing 903 nautical mile passage and handicap results have been finalised.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2661Sat, 5 Aug 2006 13:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt 1:07.40 this afternoon, the 30m Melbourne maxi reached Mackay, giving her an elapsed time of 4 days 7 minutes 40 seconds for the 903 nautical mile race which began in Sydney Harbour last Saturday at 1.00pm.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2654Wed, 2 Aug 2006 14:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRoberts' Sydney based DK 46 enjoyed an extraordinary summer of sailing during 2005-06 and he has started the 2006-07 series in similar spectacular fashion with this race the opening race of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's offshore calendar and Bluewater Pointscore Series.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2651Wed, 2 Aug 2006 08:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAn exceptionally talented line up of some of Sydney's best young match racing skippers will this weekend battle it out on Sydney Harbour in the Club Marine NSW State Match Racing Championship.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2650Tue, 1 Aug 2006 17:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt 5.29pm this evening, Grant Wharington's 30m Melbourne maxi Skandia crossed the finish line of the 468 nautical mile Sydney Mooloolaba Yacht Race to deliver Wharington his fourth line honours trophy in this event, the second with his current boat.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2645Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:34:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFive of the CYCA teams from this regatta will compete next weekend in the Club Marine NSW Youth Match Racing Championships conducted by the CYCA Youth Sailing Academy.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2642Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPre-start manoeuvres kept the umpires busy with sailors now showing confidence in their tactics after many sessions of training at the YSA over winter.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2626Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThis Saturday, 29 July, a fleet of 38 yachts will join the humpback whale migration north along the east coast of Australia to warmer waters with the start of the Sydney Mooloolaba and Sydney Mackay yacht races.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2625Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"After mixed fortunes on the first lap, the breeze shifted hard left up the second beat. Fortunately we saw it coming and managed to climb to fourth."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2624Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith six days to the start of the Sydney Mooloolaba Yacht Race, Steven David's canting keel 60-footer Wild Joe today showed exceptional light wind speed to spread-eagle the fleet in the BMW Sydney Winter Series Closing Ladies' Day Race on the Harbour. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2620Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspKing Harbor Yacht Club was the only US team in the semi-finals and they proved victorious. The last time an American team won was in six years ago.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2619Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMost of the competitors here are tuning up for the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship in September and as is usually the case in this class, anyone has a chance of doing well.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2618Sun, 23 Jul 2006 09:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Doug and Nick's first World Championship win, I can't thank them enough for their efforts and Spiesy was solid all week with boat preparation and helping me with the tactics."http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2595Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Funnily enough, it's been the CYCA boat that was struggling for speed early in the week but are now strong upwind and by far the standout downwind in the fresher stuff." http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2614Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFantastic conditions here today with the breeze building to a record 16 knots. Amazingly the locals began to panic at the strength and canned any further racing as it was "too strong".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2613Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOutstanding, challenging conditions greeted the 102-boat fleet on the first day of one design racing at the New York Yacht Club Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2605Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo of the world's leading organisers of offshore racing, the Royal Ocean Racing Club and the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, have joined forces to bring a new era of race communications to RORC's race programme.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2604Fri, 21 Jul 2006 08:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt the end of Day 2, the RPAYC team is undefeated with nine wins and the CYCA team has collected five wins over two days of racing.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2600Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRichard Perini's Farr 40 Team Evolution is in Newport, Rhode Island, preparing for the North American Farr 40 Championship which commences Thursday 20 July as part of New York Yacht Club's Race Week presented by Rolex.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2596Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp In the first round robin the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia was successful against the strong Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron team but suffered losses in the next three races.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2594Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe BMW Sydney Winter Series for 2006 will conclude this Sunday, 23 July, with the closing Ladies Day Race, one of only two specific races on the CYCA calendar for women-only helmspersons. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2584Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTom's outstanding presentation will feature unbelievable Volvo Ocean Race and Mini Transat race footage as he describes his past adventures and discusses his ambition to be the first Australian to win the Mini Transat in 2007.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2473Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:32:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRidulfo's Farr 11.6 Plus 16 is one of a number of newcomers amongst the Sydney Mooloolaba fleet of 39. Ten of those have elected to pass through the finish line at Mooloolaba and continue on to Mackay.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2580Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:14:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCommodore Geoff Lavis today announced the Chairmen of various CYCA Club Committees following last Monday's Annual General Meeting, including that of Rear Commodore Garry Linacre as new Chairman of the Sailing Committee. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2579Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:21:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe pair became the first Australians to take Gold in the increasingly popular Hobie 16 class, doing so at the ISAF World Youth Championships conducted in Korea last July. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2577Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMembers of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia tonight re-elected unopposed Commodore Geoff Lavis and Vice-Commodore Matt Allen to the Club's two senior Flag positionshttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2574Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:33:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA series of events have been planned to celebrate the yacht's arrival and one of those will take place on Thursday 13 July when the Gipsy Moth will visit the CYCA.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2467Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA member Andrew Short has skippered his Volvo 60 Andrew Short Marine-Club Marine to a runaway line honours victory in the Melbourne to Vanuatu Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2557Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAlso starting at 1.00pm on 29 July is the Sydney Mooloolaba Yacht Race which has attracted 26 entries so far including two Victorian entries.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2538Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe 2006 Safety of Life at Sea raffle was drawn on Sunday and in the final last flurry of selling, every last printed ticket was sold raising almost $3,500 for the SOLAS Trusts.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2555Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe 2006 BMW Sydney Winter Series pointscore sailed slowly - very slowly, in fact - to an end today on the Harbour as fickle winter winds went up and down in strength, here and there and everywhere in direction. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2554Sun, 9 Jul 2006 19:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspProtest decisions last night have not changed the overall standings of the top three boats in Divisions D, G and F going into Sunday's final pointcore race of the BMW Sydney Winter Series. However, two yachts now have additional points as a result of being penalised. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2553Fri, 7 Jul 2006 16:36:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2537Mon, 3 Jul 2006 12:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe second last pointscore race in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 2006 BMW Sydney Winter Series today saw protests involving placegetters in three divisions and just a handful of points between the leaders in almost all ten divisions. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2535Sun, 2 Jul 2006 19:12:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn 1935 Maluka struck a cyclone during her first attempt to cruise to Hobart which put her on the rocks at Cape Conran on the Victorian coast near Marlo, at the mouth of the Snowy River.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2533Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:34:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThis Saturday will see the first of the Advanced Squad CYCA Match Racing Regattas and CYCA Director Garry Linacre, managing director of Navionics Australia, has again thrown his support behind the regatta. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2531Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSailing with CYCA clubmates George Snow and Lindsay May, Hill and his crew were delighted with their podium finish in the 635 nautical mile race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2530Mon, 26 Jun 2006 15:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspKen Davis, aged 82, and his 84-year-old tactician Miles Kolosov, today combined to sail Davis' Jeaneau one-design 30, Starstruck Daveau, to victory in Division J of the BMW Sydney Winter Series on Sydney Harbour, http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2522Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA member Andrew Short's Volvo 60, Andrew Short Marine, is heading off on its longest voyage since its Round the World Race and members will be able to track its progress.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2521Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspYachting Australia has issued the following statement clarifying the position regarding the process of revalidation for those holding a Sea Safety and Survival Certificate (SSSC): http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2520Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBefore Tow Truck is sold to pave the way for Anthony Paterson's next 'project', there is one more box to tick - the CYCA's inaugural Sydney Mackay Yacht Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2519Wed, 21 Jun 2006 07:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspOther prizes include a weekend at Peppers Manor House and a BMW for the weekend, a digital telephone system, two nights at Cypress Lakes Resort and a digital Canon camera.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2497Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSeventy sailors from Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia met yesterday to compete in the CYCA Interclub Challenge.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2516Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter leading the fleet by one point after the first day of racing, Walker's Kokomo managed to hold off the challengers to win the regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2513Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith just three Sundays of pointscore racing in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's BMW Sydney Winter Series, the overall pointscore lead has changed in a number of divisions after today's racing.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2512Sun, 18 Jun 2006 19:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNeville Crichton's maxi Alfa Romeo has won line honours in the Europe's leading yacht race, the Giraglia Rolex Cup, by a massive margin, but lights winds prevented the CYCA member from getting anywhere close to breaking his own course record for the 243-mile race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2511Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspYachting volunteer administrator John Kirkjian and ocean racing veteran Lou Abrahams, both members of the CYCA, have been acknowledged for their tireless contribution to the sport in the Australian Yachting Awards 2006.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2510Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is updating its records of women sailors who have competed in 10 or more Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Races. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2509Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRace two's dying breeze prevented the smaller boats from making an impact and allowed Alfa Romeo to win on corrected time.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2504Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIchi Ban, skippered by CYCA Vice Commodore Matt Allen, started the New York Yacht Club's Annual Regatta with a win and continued its top form to take home the trophy in the Farr 40 division.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2502Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo Cruising Yacht Club of Australia members and a wellknown member of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday list announced today. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2500Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter six races in a wide variety of wind conditions - drifters to howling sou'westers - only a handful of points separate the leading boats in all ten divisions of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 2006 BMW Sydney Winter Series.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2499Fri, 9 Jun 2006 09:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFischer, at 79 the doyen of Australian ocean racing, has entered his champion Farr 50, Ragamuffin, for the 468 nautical mile Sydney Mooloolaba Yacht Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2498Wed, 7 Jun 2006 07:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThey finished the final day with four wins and one loss but because they won the first three races so convincingly, points received from each race proved very valuable.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2495Mon, 5 Jun 2006 14:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWinter hit Sydney Harbour and the fleet of 144 boats competing in the BMW Sydney Winter Series with a vengeance today, as chilly and gusty sou'westers swept down from the mountains.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2492Sun, 4 Jun 2006 18:28:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBill Wild, owner of the Queensland Welbourn 42 Wedgetail, which has performed outstandingly over the last six months, David Pescud (KAZ), and Nick De Laine from the new Stomp 38 Stomp put their hands up for the Sydney Mackay Notice of Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2488Tue, 30 May 2006 09:44:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThis year the Yachting Australia endorsed ISAF Grade 3 event will be hosted by the CYCA, which is again expected to field a strong team, this time with the home advantage.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2487Mon, 29 May 2006 16:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRacing in Rushcutters Bay, the southerly winds challenged the sailors with the strength varying from 8 to 18 knots and oscillating. At one point a huge gust swept over the fleet as they sped downwind under spinnakers.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2484Mon, 29 May 2006 14:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"With our number 2 headsail gone, there was a gap in our performance in the 12 and 16 knot wind range and we knew we needed to work hard to keep up in those winds".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2481Mon, 29 May 2006 10:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRace 5 of the BMW Sydney Winter Series once again showed promise early on but for the second consecutive week, the mid-afternoon changeover blanketed the morning westerly breeze only this time, the fleet had already passed through the gate.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2479Sun, 28 May 2006 20:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"On behalf of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, it is my pleasure to invite owners and charterers of eligible boats to participate in the 62nd running of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race," says Commodore Geoff Lavis.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2470Mon, 22 May 2006 16:21:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe CYCA was saddened to learn of the passing last week of Mr Gordon Elliot who was one of the few remaining 'old salts' from the inaugural 1945 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2472Mon, 22 May 2006 14:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The Interclub Challenge is a fantastic opportunity for sailors from the youth training squads from the three clubs to come together in a racing situation to consolidate their learning so far".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2471Mon, 22 May 2006 14:50:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt was nonetheless a stunning Sydney autumn day and those competing had plenty of time to appreciate the unseasonably warm temperatures and the backdrop of Sydney Harbour as they drifted around the first lap before Race officials called it a day.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2465Sun, 21 May 2006 19:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We were very happy with our speed, especially considering the flat water and lighter airs that are common in Annapolis." http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2463Mon, 15 May 2006 13:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn stark contrast to last week's blustery bash around Sydney Harbour, Race 3 of the BMW Sydney Winter Series began in light and variable winds which finally settled into a pleasant sou'wester for the second lap.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2461Sun, 14 May 2006 20:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwenty four sailors in eight Elliott 6 sports boats competed in the 2006 Interservice Championship hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2464Sun, 14 May 2006 15:02:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA clearly exhausted and unusually unforthcoming Wharington explained that he was feeling unwell, and that he felt he would not be able to contribute fully to the team feeling as he did.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2460Fri, 12 May 2006 15:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAn unexpectedly warm, strong and gusty wind that swung from west to nor'west on Sydney Harbour at up to 35 knots dismasted two yachts and forced another 21 to retire in today's BMW Sydney Winter Series. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2454Sun, 7 May 2006 18:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt the conclusion of Nick's story, the audience rose to their feet with a standing ovation which even further added to the captivation of this heart-rending story from an extremely passionate yachtsman.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2452Fri, 5 May 2006 11:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA has for some time embraced the concept of divisions in each handicap category, so that boats of similar speed may be grouped together. Divisional wins are regarded as the key achievement in the Club's long races, more so than an overall handicap win. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2450Mon, 1 May 2006 14:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLast year Sail-World.com, the largest sailing news network in the world, launched its World Cruising site. Today it has launched its Australian Cruising site.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2449Mon, 1 May 2006 13:56:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt is expected many owners will use the Sydney Mackay Yacht Race to deliver their yacht to Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island race weeks.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2446Mon, 1 May 2006 11:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSydney Harbour today turned on typical winter/autumn sailing weather for the first pointscore race in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's BMW Sydney Winter Series - beautiful sunshine, little and elusive wind, and for sailor's - too much wash from powerboats charging through the fleet. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2444Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:12:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspStill only 38 years of age, Nick has raced around the globe three times, in three different ways, and on the way set an outright round-the-world non-stop World Speed Sailing Record.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2426Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspJarvin and his team, who had dominated the regatta from the beginning, could not hold out the strong New Zealand team in the finals. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2442Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspVeteran yachtsman Nick Cassim, a member of the Cruising Yacht Club for 46 years, today won the club's Great Veterans Race with Lolita, a classic wooden yacht he has owned for 44 years. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2441Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA member Neville Crichton has skippered his 30m super maxi Alfa Romeo to a first-up victory in Europe, taking out the opening round of the Hublot Palmavela regatta in Spain. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2440Fri, 21 Apr 2006 18:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSylphide, a Sydney Hobart racing yacht of more than four decades ago, will return to competition on Sunday in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Great Veterans Race on Sydney Harbour. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2439Fri, 21 Apr 2006 18:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspJarvin, who moved to 28 in the latest ISAF Open rankings and third highest ranked Australian, and his team will pit themselves against teams from New Zealand, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Japan and the Cook Islands.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2436Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:26:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspQueensland yachts Heaven Can Wait and Corum took line honours and IRC top honours respectively in the Brisbane to Gladstone Race sailed over the Easter weekend. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2434Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAustralia's most popular winter yacht racing event, the BMW Sydney Winter Series on Sydney Harbour, gets underway this Sunday, 23 April, with the two traditional opening day events, the Ladies Day Race and the Great Veterans Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2433Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn only their second season in long ocean racing, CYCA members Colin and Gladys Woods have finished a close third overall with Pretty Fly II in the 2005-2006 Blue Water Pointscore, decided on IRC ratings, and also won the Tasman Pointscore on PHS handicap.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2431Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"If our location and atmospherics permit, we will attempt a live link so all can see how this service really works!"http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2414Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFormer Sydney Hobart ocean racers lining up for CYCA'S Great Veterans Race http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2400Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:32:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFollowing the success of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's recent Harken Women's International Match Racing Regatta, the Club has received confirmation that the event has been retrospectively upgraded from a Grade 3 to a Grade 2 regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2398Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We are over the moon...a fantastic result...second last year and today we are the winners...the Top Jocks!" an elated Martin Hill said this afternoon after his Estate Master team won the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Mt Gay Rum Top Jocks Regatta on Sydney Harbour. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2396Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Mt Gay Rum Top Jocks Regatta champions of 2005 have been accepted as late entrants for tomorrow's event on Sydney Harbour. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2395Sat, 25 Mar 2006 19:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo more teams of prominent Sydney sailors have joined the fleet for this Sunday's Mt Gay Rum Top Jocks Regatta, sailing the CYCA's fleet of Elliott 6 sports boats. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2394Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:17:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe St Arnou Wednesday Twilight Series was as popular as ever, with 95 boats contesting the final race on 15 March.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2389Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:44:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRay Roberts, Martin Hill, Michael Blackburn, Sean Langman, Michael Dunstan, Tom King...they are just some of the champion sailors you and your crew could be sailing against in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's fleet of Elliott 6s on Sunday, March 26. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2382Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFollowing multiple successes in the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart, the largest Queensland contingent in many years is set to try its luck in the annual Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race which will start on 1 April with a 45-strong fleet.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2380Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA Vice Commodore Matt Allen said, "After the first day we were struggling, we dropped our spinnaker in the tide, we certainly had some on. But my crew was magnificent. It has been a great thrill to join the Sydney 38 One Design family this week".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2378Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNicky Souter and her crew were this afternoon crowned Harken Women's International Match Racing Regatta champions having put an end to the momentum of defending champion Katie Spithill with a 3-0 result in the finals.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2375Sun, 12 Mar 2006 18:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA win in yesterday's final race has given Julian Farren Price's About Time a convincing win in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Short Ocean Pointscore for 2005-2006. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2374Sun, 12 Mar 2006 12:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDespite a four hour delay because of lack of wind, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia today managed to complete round-robin 2 of the Harken Women's International Women's Match Racing Regatta on Sydney Harbour today. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2373Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspHaving completed Round Robin 1 this morning in equal first place, defending champion Katie Spithill managed to put some in the bank to finish today with a running total of 12 wins.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2372Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs Sydney Harbour sparkled and the north easterly sea breeze freshened to 18 knots, Spithill and her new crew combination found form to finish the day equal first.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2371Thu, 9 Mar 2006 21:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWhile most of the sailors admitted they are aiming for a finish in the top half of the fleet, modesty and a quick glance at the competition prevented anyone claiming rights to the top spot.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2370Wed, 8 Mar 2006 21:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspUnless Pretty Fly II scores a non-discardable disqualification in the Gold Coast Race, Woods will be collecting his first significant piece of PHS silverware in the prestigious seven race series.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2368Wed, 8 Mar 2006 11:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSkandia will start the 386 nautical mile race to the Queensland Gold Coast as the clear line honours favourite with a 38 foot advantage over her nearest expected challengers, the 60 footers Wild Joe, Loki and Vanguard, which will again sail as a Queensland entry.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2363Mon, 6 Mar 2006 10:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspConducted by the CYCA with the support of principle sponsor Harken, 10 teams from France, New Zealand and Australia will gather in Sydney this week in a formidable line up which includes three of the world's top 20 ranked women match racers.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2361Mon, 6 Mar 2006 08:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"I'm really proud of my team and the supreme effort they have put in. To be able to sail with the same team who won the Worlds and go back now and defend is fantastic", said title winner Perini.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2365Mon, 6 Mar 2006 08:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo CYCA owner/skippers and their boats were among the winners in successful inaugural Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta over the weekend, with many other Rushcutters Bay-based boats figured in top overall placings. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2362Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:55:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia will be strongly represented in this weekend's inaugural Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta, which has attracted some 220 entries for the four race serieshttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2360Fri, 3 Mar 2006 21:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo days of close one design racing has handed Richard Perini's Evolution a win in the 2006 Inner Circle Rum Farr 40 Regatta.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2358Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:45:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEminent yachtsman Sir James Hardy, the former America's Cup, Admiral's Cup and Olympic and World Champion sailor, has retired from ocean racing - on a winner! http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2357Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:34:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwenty eight female sailors enjoyed two days of exciting match racing in the Marinassess Regatta sailed over the weekend with six of the seven skippers making their match racing debut.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2353Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:14:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asphttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2350Fri, 24 Feb 2006 09:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAbout 80 CYCA members and others, many of them boat owners, last night debated at length the IRC rating rule, in particular, its application to the handicapping of yachts using movable and variable ballast.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2349Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:17:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"The CYCA's new combination committed 100% to improving and learning over the Centreport regatta to come out happy with their achievements, thrilled with their combined efforts in the final races, enthusiastic to come and sail another regatta and busting to share their knowledge with other youth sailors starting out on the match racing regatta trail," said Jenni.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2347Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:15:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA new look 'Offshore Yachting', the official magazine of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, is on its way by mail to CYCA members and also will be available on newsstands this week. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2346Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:28:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRacing on day two was in Sydney Harbour along with its famous harbour traffic - ferries, container ships, the Spirit of Tasmania and even an Australian Navy warship made for interesting sailing with some close encounters for a few Farr 40 crews.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2344Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLast Friday morning Commodore Geoff Lavis presided over the renaming ceremony for the CYCA's newest mark laying vessel, previously know as MV Nomad. In the presence of wife Judy Marshall, the late Gordon Marshall was honoured when the Steber 36 was rededicated the MV Gordon Marshall. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2343Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRoberts and his crew of McConaghy, navigator Brian Northcote, Stuart Broom, Scott "Scooter" Hinton, Marcus Jones and Aaron Linton have been non-stop competing at IRC and Farr 40 events since September last year, which has paid handsome dividends, with a number of wins in both IRC yachting events and Farr 40 One Design racing.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2345Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:27:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPrime Time, David Mason's Beneteau 44.7, has won the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 2005-2006 Blue Water Pointscore, the Club's premier ocean racing series - with one race to spare. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2340Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:15:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPrime Time, David Mason's Beneteau 44.7, has won the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 2005-2006 Blue Water Pointscore, the Club's premier ocean racing series - with one race to spare. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2338Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMelbourne Stopover and the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia invited many of the past winning owners, skippers and crew of the George Adams Tattersall's Cup to Melbourne to celebrate the occasion.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2334Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNambucca Marine Rescue came to the attention of the SOLAS Trustee when fire destroyed their rescue shed, forcing them to fundraise to replace the building.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2329Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's Michael Dunstan today won the prestigious Hardy Cup Match Racing Regatta for the third time in four years, a record unsurpassed in Australian sailing. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2328Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspMark Dorling and his Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron No 2 team today finished as No 1 finalists in the Hardy Cup ISAF Group 3 Match Racing Regatta for under 25-year -old sailors on Sydney Harbourhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2326Wed, 8 Feb 2006 23:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAn Australia versus New Zealand final is emerging in the Hardy Cup ISAF Grade 3 Match Racing Regatta being sailed on Sydney Harbour, with France thrown in to add to the international status of the event. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2325Tue, 7 Feb 2006 21:50:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia team, comprising Seve Jarvin and his crew of Rob Bell and Sam Newton, scored five straight wins in today's opening day of the Hardy Cup ISAF Group 3 under 25 match racing regatta on Sydney Harbour. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2324Mon, 6 Feb 2006 21:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn both the Sports category and the Yachting and Boating category, the site ranked number 1 for the week ending 31 December 2005. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2318Mon, 6 Feb 2006 13:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspChampion French sailor Christelle Philippe, ranked 11th in the latest ISAF women's match racing rankings, will travel to Sydney next month with her crew to pit themselves against the best local talent.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2317Mon, 6 Feb 2006 08:40:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWhilst the CYCA's Blue Water Pointscore fleet sailed an overnight race that ended up at Newcastle, the CYCA's Ocean Pointscore fleet sailed directly from Sydney to Newcastle in daylight yesterday, enjoying the coastal scenery and a moderate to fresh southerly breeze. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2320Sun, 5 Feb 2006 09:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWarwick Sherman's Cookson 39, Occasional Coarse Language, has scored a fine overall win in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's ocean race from Sydney to Cabbage Tree Island and back to finish at Newcastle. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2319Sun, 5 Feb 2006 09:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspRay Roberts has maintained top honours for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia at Skandia Geelong Week by steering his DK46, Quantum Racing, to an outstanding overall victory in the premier IRC Division 1 of the Scotchmans Hull series. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2308Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA member Ray Roberts heads the leaderboard after the opening two races of the Scotchmans Hill Series at Skandia Geelong Week, sailed off the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria at Williamstown today. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2307Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt has been confirmed that Grant Wharington and his 'ING Real Estate Brunel' all Australian entry into the Volvo Ocean Race 2005 - 2006, will continue to compete in the race after finishing the second leg in their homeport. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2306Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCruising Yacht Club of Australia yachts have had an impressive record at the huge Skandia Geelong Race Week and the club will again be strongly represented at this week's 2006 regatta on Port Phillip and Corio Bay. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2302Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Short Ocean Pointscore and Ocean Pointscore racing resume this Thursday with the traditional Australia Day race from Sydney to Botany Bay and return. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2301Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:14:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"All onboard ING/Brunel are doing our best to shorten the deficit we have from the Pirates who left Eclipse Island 3 days ago some 500 miles in front of us".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2303Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA member Michael Coxon has won many events in many classes and with winning Alinghi America's Cup crew member, Will McCarthy joining the crew, will be tough to beat.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2295Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAustralia Day, 26 January 2006 marks the running of the 170th Australia Day Regatta on Sydney Harbour, the oldest continuous sailing regatta in the world. A traditional part of Australia Day is the CYCA's ocean race to Botany Bay and return for the City of Sydney Sesquicentenary Trophy. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2293Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Youth Sailing Academy will have only one team in next month's Hardy Cup, but five YSA sailors will be competing in the ISAF Grade 3 under-25 match-racing event on Sydney Harbour. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2292Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"Our only concern is that we have only full main now and 3rd reef which is a bit of a problem if we get stuck in windy conditions, so to stop or not probably depends on the weather in the Great Australian Bight".http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2290Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp'We got belted by 35+ knots on the nose for a while. After I don't know how long, hours for sure, we went through the front and the wind died but no chance of flat water, the seas were and are still really horrible. The most confused that anyone here has ever seen, just horrendous,' Wharington said.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2289Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWhile these young people were sliding down the coast and graduating to ocean racing many other youth sailors were in Queensland testing themselves against the country's best small boat racers, with some very exciting results.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2288Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:31:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCYCA members again achieved top results in Hobart's Boag's Sailing South Race Week 2006, with Michael Spies scoring his second successive victory in the regatta with his Beneteau 44.7, Sirromet Life Style Wine. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2286Sat, 7 Jan 2006 09:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWithin an hour the fleet order had been turned on its head and ING Real Estate Brunel skippered by Australian Grant Wharington, who recently finished third over the line in the Rolex Sydney Hobart before hot footing it back to Cape Town, had moved up through the fleet and slid into the leadhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2285Tue, 3 Jan 2006 13:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA three-day effort to repair the mast of his Beneteau 44.7 Sirromet Life Style Wine yesterday day paid off for Sydney yachtsman Michael Spies when he sailed the yacht to a convincinghttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2284Tue, 3 Jan 2006 11:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA few days before the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, skipper of the brand-new maxi Wild Oats XI, Mark Richards, commented that winning the race on handicap was the real prize. "It's a bigger thrill for a boat to win on handicap than to get line honours," he said. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2282Sun, 1 Jan 2006 22:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Australian team of Loki and Quantum Racing have won the Rolex Challenge international offshore teams racing series that ended with the 61st Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2281Sun, 1 Jan 2006 10:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBerrimilla, the NSW yacht that sailed around the world after last year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in time to make it to the start of this year's race has finished the race after being becalmed within sight of the finish line. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2279Sat, 31 Dec 2005 14:01:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspVictorian yachtsman Bernie Case tomorrow will be honoured with a specially struck medallion to mark his 40th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, joining only four others who have achieved this remarkable total since the race began 61 years ago. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2278Sat, 31 Dec 2005 13:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWild Oats XI owner Bob Oatley and skipper Mark Richards accepted their trophies at the announcement of the winners of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on Hobart's waterfront this afternoon.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2275Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Overall Winner and Division Winners of the 61st Rolex Sydney Hobart have been announced at a dockside presentation ceremony in Hobart this afternoon.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2272Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFor three generations, the Ferrall family of Launceston have had a close association with things maritime, especially the meandering Tamar River that links Tasmania's second city to the sea. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2269Fri, 30 Dec 2005 10:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWild Oats XI has been confirmed as handicap winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, making her the first yacht to win the fabled treble since Captain John Illingworth and his yacht Rani won the inaugural race across Bass Strait 60 years ago.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2268Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspStar Dean-Willcocks has become the fourth boat to retire from the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2265Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Geoff Lavis this evening announced that there is now no boat at sea that can beat Wild Oats XI as Overall Winner of the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2264Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspQueenslander Bill Wild arrived in Hobart excited by what his new Welbourn 40 had shown on the last two days of the race, but disappointed that a slow first day for the smaller boats in the fleet had probably cost them a chance to threaten Wild Oats XI for the handicap win. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2263Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Queensland yacht Wedgetail, helmed by yachtswoman Vanessa Dudley, is currently placed second in division B of the IRC handicap section of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2259Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt is difficult to imagine anything worse happening during a yacht race than what occurred to Geoff Boettcher's Hardy's Secret Men's Business yesterday as they continued the battle down the Tasmanian coast in the Rolex Sydney Hobart.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2255Thu, 29 Dec 2005 10:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspGerry O'Rourke reckoned there should be a special line honours division for 50-footers after his Cookson 50 Chieftain crossed the line at 4:38am today.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2254Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe second smallest boat in the Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet, Tow Truck, this morning reported that last night's conditions were hard work and, at times, frightening.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2253Thu, 29 Dec 2005 09:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"We had a typical sort of Volvo Ocean Race injury where two guys were washed down the deck on a big wave," said Konica Minolta's helmsman Gavin Brady.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2252Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:17:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIronically, the weather conditions this year were probably better suited to the old downwind rocket ship than in any of the years that Langman raced her.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2251Wed, 28 Dec 2005 20:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp'We have Wedgetail three miles in front of us - they did a great buffalo girls to us (went round the outside) and got past us," says Bryan Northcote.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2250Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTime is running out for the mid-sized yachts hoping to win the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart on handicap, but the small boats still have time to spoil Bob Oatley's party by denying Wild Oats XI an historic treble.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2249Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter stripping the motor down they found water in the engine oil. That was the end of it. The keel was centred for the long bash into a 40 knot westerly across Storm Bay.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2248Wed, 28 Dec 2005 16:37:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIt's been a tough day for Sydney yachtsman Michael Spies, a past line and handicap winner and record-breaking skipper in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2246Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo new sister ships, Chieftain and Living Doll, are engaged in a fascinating battle for handicap honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2245Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspA disappointed Neville Crichton, skipper of Alfa Romeo, said the race was won and lost at Green Cape in South East Australia at daybreak yesterday. Alfa Romeo finished an hour and sixteen minutes behind race winner Wild Oats XI. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2244Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:00:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe brand new 30 metre maxi from Sydney, Wild Oats XI crossed the finish line at 10 seconds past 8 am this morning, taking 1 day 18 hours, 40 minutes and 10 seconds to complete the course. She has slashed an hour and 7 minutes hours off the record set by Nokia in 1999. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2242Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:06:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe world's newest and now proven fastest racing maxi yacht, Wild Oats XI, crossed the finish line off Hobart's Castray Esplanade just after 08:00 this morning to slash more than one hour from the race record for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2241Wed, 28 Dec 2005 08:02:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBob Oatley's 30m maxi yacht Wild Oats XI is set to smash the race record for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race despite being forced to drop her mainsail in the Derwent River.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2240Wed, 28 Dec 2005 07:38:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBehind these two twin-ruddered, canting-keel maxis - arguably the most hi-tech race yachts in the world - are the same trio of maxis that battled for line honours in last year's epic race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2238Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:58:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFollowing winds are predicted to strengthen from the north-east to 30 knots tonight but veer westerly at 30 to 40 knots tomorrow. This should ensure Wild Oats XI of taking the race record set by Nokia in 1999.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2237Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:28:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe leaders will be driven down the Tasmanian east by northerly winds of up to 40 knots and closer to breaking Nokia's 1999 record.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2236Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:06:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAlex Whitworth and Peter Crozier are used to being patient. A year's sailing journey around the world has taught them to deal with prevailing conditions as you experience them.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2235Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWild Oats XI, after a quiet night of light winds which initially saw the record prospects diminish, is sailing now at more than 17 knots as she sails across the Strait. She must now average 15 knots to beat Nokia's record.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2234Tue, 27 Dec 2005 13:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAfter a quiet first night for the Rolex Sydney Hobart, Wild Oats XI has reclaimed a slender lead ahead of arch rival Alfa Romeo. Co-navigators on Wild Oats, Adrienne Cahalan and David Dickson, opted for a more inshore route while the other Maxis held further out into the Pacific Ocean.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2233Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspLight overnight winds have frustrated the competitors in the Rolex Sydney Hobart yacht race, with the fleet strung out along the NSW coast in listless, variable conditions as the sun rose on day two. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2232Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs the wind has eased as night settles in, the advantage has been swinging to the frontrunners. With their long waterline length and massive sail areas Alfa Romeo, Wild Oats XI and Skandia have been able to maintain most of their early speed despite the softening breeze.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2230Mon, 26 Dec 2005 21:57:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAs the wind eases into the evening the fleet is slowing down, the leaders dropping to a more prosaic 13 knots, Alfa Romeo enjoys a 10 mile lead over the schedule set by Nokia when she set the record in 1999.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2229Mon, 26 Dec 2005 18:24:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAt time of writing, the leaders were halfway to Wollongong, with Wild Oats XI and Alfa Romeo match-racing down the coast, Wild Oats XI half a nautical mile behind current leader Alfa Romeohttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2228Mon, 26 Dec 2005 16:06:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspVeteran Victorian yachtsman Lou Abrahams will be sailing in his 43rd Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race when his Sydney 38 Challenge lines up with the fleet on Sydney Harbour tomorrow, 26 December. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2225Sun, 25 Dec 2005 15:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe hundreds of thousands of spectators expected to line the shores of Sydney Harbour should see a spectacular spinnaker start when the 85 strong Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet sets out on Boxing Day. This morning, the Bureau of Meteorology's Sean Carson forecast a light 5 to 10 knot South-Easterly breeze for Monday.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2223Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBuilding on the world first feed for its Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race in July this year, for the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race CYCA has given viewers the option to see the positions of the yachts on a map in the original Yacht Tracker application, or alternatively to view the race in Google Earth, with yacht positions and standings updated every ten minutes.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2218Thu, 22 Dec 2005 22:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPBA and NetComm will deploy and maintain wireless broadband services and access at the Rolex Sydney Hobart Media Centre located at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2190Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSydney turned on one of its special summer mornings to welcome home adventurers Alex Whitworth and Peter Crozier. On Boxing Day they will head out to sea again in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2210Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia announced the winners of its prestigious annual Ocean Racer of the Year Awards at the Rolex Skippers Cocktail Party. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2209Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:30:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWhether you are on the water on Boxing Day, at home recovering from Christmas Day festivities or online anywhere in the world, the coverage of this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race start and the dash to Hobart will be unprecedented.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2208Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo of Australia's champion young sailors, Sean Kirkjian and Michael Blackburn, have played significant roles as a helmsman and a key sail trimmer aboard Yendys and Quantum Racing, the two yachts gaining top placings in the Rolex Trophy - Rating Series, the eight race offshore series that ended off Sydney today.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2204Sun, 18 Dec 2005 18:02:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSparkling blue waters, a moderate swell and gusty south westerly winds around 20 knots made for a magic day's racing on the final day of the Rolex Trophy - Rating Series off Sydney today.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2203Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspForget the glamour of high tech, lightweight flyers and drenched professional crews perched on the rail battling across Bass Strait, for David and Andrea McKay this 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is the start of a life the rest of us dream about. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2202Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Protest Committee for the Rolex Trophy - Rating Series last night disqualified Leslie Green's Swan 45 Ginger from race five of the event following a protest by rival yacht Quantum Racing (Ray Roberts). http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2201Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith one day's racing remaining in the Rolex Trophy - Rating Series, Wild Oats XI, one of the two new 30m, canting keel maxis that are expected to dominate the race for line honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has withdrawn from the Trophy for modifications. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2200Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:10:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo more wins from Quantum Racing and two seconds by Loki in their divisions of the Rolex Trophy - Rating Series today has enabled the Australian team to extend its lead in the Rolex Challenge teams series. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2199Sat, 17 Dec 2005 17:43:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspJohn Bennetto, a "legend in Australian yachting", has died in Hobart after a brief illness only nine days before the start of the 61st Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in which he had hoped to compete for the 45th time. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2198Sat, 17 Dec 2005 11:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWhen it comes to ocean racing experience in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht, the Howard family of Newcastle ranks well: 35 races between them, mostly on boats from Lake Macquarie Yacht Club.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2196Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspConsistently good results by the Queensland team of Yendys and Wedgetail have moved that State's team into second in standings in the Rolex Challenge, being sailed as part of the Rolex Trophy - Rating Series and continuing in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2194Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:05:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspApart from the ongoing duel between the 30m maxi yachts, Alfa Romeo and Wild Oats XI, the highlight of this week's Rolex Trophy - Rating Series so far has been the performance of the 46-footer Quantum Racing. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2193Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:35:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Australian national team of Loki and Quantum Racing leads the Rolex Challenge after day one of racing in the Rolex Trohy - Rating Series, sailed on a perfect summer's day off Sydney Heads. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2188Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:23:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe duel between the world's newest and fastest 30m maxi yachts, Alfa Romeo and Wild Oats XI, began in earnest today with their first offshore encounter. Alfa Romeo took the honours, but her dominance may not continue. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2185Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:08:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSpecially-struck medallions will be presented to sailors and yachts who have reached significant milestones in the history of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2184Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSix teams, one representing Australia, the others nominated by New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, have been nominated for the 2005 Rolex Challenge that starts tomorrow as part of the Rolex Trophy - Rating Series being sailed off Sydney. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2182Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:54:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSydney yachtsman Ray Roberts obviously can't get enough of offshore yacht racing - the Rolex Trophy - Rating Series stqrting tomorrow will be this third regatta in just over a week. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2181Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWhen the little NSW yacht Berrimilla lines up with the Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet on December 26, it will mark the final leg of a year-long, round the world journey for owner/skipper Alex Whitworth and Peter Crozier. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2178Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Big Boat Challenge 2005 saw a mini Rolex Sydney Hobart Race start and a dramatic finish between the new 30m maxis Alfa Romeo and Wild Oats XI.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2177Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspWith only 13 days to go to the start of the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the battle for line honours in the ocean classic begins on Sydney Harbour this afternoon when three of the biggest boats in the fleet go head to head in the Big Boat Challenge. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2176Tue, 13 Dec 2005 06:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspGoing into the final heat, Onorato would have to finish last or second-last with Perini winning the race for the Italians to yield victory. That seemed highly unlikely, considering the cool and consistent Italians' worst result was a 4th. But the impossible very nearly happened.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2175Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:49:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn the Sydney 38's a disastrous rounding of the first mark in the first race of the day appeared to threaten Estate Master's stranglehold on the Trophy.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2174Mon, 12 Dec 2005 18:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFriends of Alex Whitworth and Peter Crozier are now sailing down the Derwent into Storm Bay to welcome the round-the-worlders as they head towards Hobart and the Iron Pot where their adventure started on the 10th of January this year.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2172Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:12:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTriple Melbourne Cup winning jockey Glen Boss will climb aboard a thoroughbred of a different kind tomorrow when he joins the crew of the UK 60 footer Hugo Boss for this year's Big Boat Challenge.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2170Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:25:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspYachting Australian today annouced that Loki and Quantum Racing (previously Hollywood Boulevard), will form the national team for this year's Rolex Challenge.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2169Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSeven Australian yachtsmen who have previously sailed their yachts to an Overall win in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race are lining up again for the 2005 blue water classic. Of the seven, all but two are members of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, the conducting club for the past 60 years. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2166Sun, 11 Dec 2005 21:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspPerini bounced back in the final race, edging out Cydon for second place, and at the end of Day Two the Australians find themselves equal second in the overall pointscore.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2165Sun, 11 Dec 2005 18:53:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe pair will spend just a few hours in Hobart before continuing on to Sydney in order to line up again on Boxing Day to contest the boat's 15th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2163Sun, 11 Dec 2005 15:15:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFollowing their win of the five race series, the Quantum Racing team headed to the airport, expecting to arrive back in Sydney early tomorrow morning when they will head straight to the CYCA to contest the Rolex Trophy One Design Series in the Farr 40 class.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2162Sat, 10 Dec 2005 21:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspTwo clear leaders emerged from the Farr 40 and Sydney 38 fleets on day one of the Rolex Trophy - One Design Series, a key lead-up event to the Rolex Sydney Hobart 2005.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2161Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:19:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"For family and friends waiting on a particular yacht's arrival, the race hospitality centre will be the perfect place to enjoy a range of both bar and coffee shop refreshments and snacks, including Tasmania's famous scallop pies," the commodore adds.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2160Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:20:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's prestigious Rolex Trophy begins this weekend with three days of racing for one design classes, with entries from around Australia, from Italy and New Zealand. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2158Fri, 9 Dec 2005 12:29:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe students, from a wide demographics and socioeconomic backgrounds, conquered quickly the basics of sailing and rigging their boats unaided and sailed confidently to Watson's Bay, with a coach, on their second day.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2156Fri, 9 Dec 2005 06:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe trials and tribulations for the Sunergy and Friends (Grant Wharington) team have been massive, but despite their setbacks and struggles, they arrived in Cape Town today after just over 24 days of sailing.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2153Wed, 7 Dec 2005 21:41:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspCruising Yacht Club of Australia member and champion skiff sailor John Winning has made available to the CYCA his motor cruiser JBW as the Radio Relay Vessel for the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2152Wed, 7 Dec 2005 20:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspFifteen entries have been lodged so far including George Snow's Brindabella, a five-time line honours winner of this event, and the UK Open 60 Hugo Boss, skippered by Alex Thomson.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2151Wed, 7 Dec 2005 14:07:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNinteen year old Seve is excited rather than daunted by the prospect of competing against someone of Barker's ilk and is hoping the seven international youth match racing titles he has collected racing the Elliott class, including yesterday's Harken International, will give him a "small advantage" against this world renowned match racer and America's Cup skipper.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2148Mon, 5 Dec 2005 16:22:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe crew on board Club Marine, which included Andy Offord and Ian Short, put on a faultless display of sailing which delivered them the double of IRC and PHS honours and subject to confirmation by the sailing office, an overall win in the Spring pointscore.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2147Mon, 5 Dec 2005 12:46:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe program has been running for many years as a thank you to the Eden community for their support in welcoming and caring for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race sailors who find their race unexpectedly finishes in Eden.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2145Mon, 5 Dec 2005 11:42:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspSixty years ago, on Boxing Day, 26 December 1946, Norwegian-born brothers Magnus and Trygve Halvorsen set sail on their first Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in their 35.5-foot sloop Saga.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2143Mon, 5 Dec 2005 08:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspJarvin collected his seventh major title in international youth match racing and joined the likes of Mike Dunstan and James Spithill in the Harken 'dual winners club'.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2141Sun, 4 Dec 2005 20:11:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe fleet for the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race stands at 89 yachts after the deadline for entries closed at 5.00pm today. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2139Fri, 2 Dec 2005 20:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAustralia's newest 30 metre maxis, Neville Crichton's Alfa Romeo and Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI, which is due to be launched at Rozelle later this week, will go head to head for the first time in this year's Big Boat Challenge on Tuesday 13 December.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2135Mon, 28 Nov 2005 16:21:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAustralia's entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, a joint project between CYCA Vice Commodore Matt Allen and club member Grant Wharingon, will sail the second leg in the Volvo Ocean Race as ING Real Estate/Brunel.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2133Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:16:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEntries for the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race close at 1700 hours (5pm) this coming Friday, 2 December, with the Sailing Office of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2130Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspYachts on the register of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia or entered for the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race did well in Middle Harbour Yacht Club's 28th Savills Short Ocean Racing Championship sailed over the weekend.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2127Sun, 27 Nov 2005 22:13:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspYachting Australia today extended for a further five working days the deadline for yacht owners to put forward nominations to be part of the Australian Team for the 2005 Rolex Challenge. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2125Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:04:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspEntries are beginning to flow in for the 2005 Rolex Trophy One Design and RatingsSeries to be held in December off Sydney Heads as pre-cursor events to the 61st Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2123Thu, 24 Nov 2005 16:48:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAustralia's highest ranked youth match racer, Seve Jarvin, and his crew of Jamie Wood and Sam Newton have successfully defended their title in the Bavaria International Youth Match Racing Regatta for the third consecutive year.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2117Sun, 20 Nov 2005 19:18:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspToday's light conditions gave teams plenty of opportunities to demonstrate a different set of skills. Teams often found themselves in closer quarters with their competitors and gains were delivered to those able to combine smooth boat handling and rules knowledge.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2116Sat, 19 Nov 2005 20:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspIn the building nor'easter, both CYCA teams were able to control their opponents during pre-starts and out manoeuvre them in nearly every match to finish at the top of the leader board on equal points.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2115Fri, 18 Nov 2005 19:59:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspDefending champion Seve Jarvin, representing the host club, and Torvar Mirsky from Fremantle Sailing Club in Western Australia asserted their dominance early to finish on equal top points.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2114Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:03:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe regatta, sponsored for the second year by Bavaria Yachts and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, has once again brought together youth match racers of the highest calibre as well as top level umpires and race committee members.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2112Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:39:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspThe Volvo 70, Sunergy and Friends, is sailing as a CYCA registered vessel and is flying the Club burgee on board the first truly Australian challenge to compete in the Volvo Ocean Race.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2104Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspBig boats have dominated provisional corrected time results in the CYCA's Cabbage Tree Island Race with ten boats still to finish the 180 nautical mile race 36 hours after the Friday evening start. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2109Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:17:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspAlfa Romeo, currently the biggest and fastest ocean racing yacht in Australia, swept down the New South Central Coast today to take line honours in record time in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 180 nautical mile Cabbage Tree Island Race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2108Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:52:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspNeville Crichton 30m maxi yacht Alfa Romeo has, as expected, led the fleet around Cabbage Tree Island in the CYCA's 180 nautical mile offshore race along the Central Coast of New South Wales. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2107Sat, 12 Nov 2005 08:14:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspApplications for Entry to this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race today reached 95 yachts as many of the boats in the fleet prepared to head out to sea this evening in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Cabbage Tree Island race. http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2105Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:47:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.aspYachting Australia invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) from individual boat owners whose boats and crew comply with the conditions of the Rolex Challenge, to nominate for selection to the Australian Team.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=2103Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:51:00 +1000http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp"On paper the credentials of the 10 teams lining up for next week's ISAF Grade 3 regatta are all impressive so we are looking forward to the on water showdown that will determine who are this year's best Trans-Tasman youth match racers," said organiser Jenni Bonnitcha.http://www.c