http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=635CYCA News Feeden-usSun, 6 Jul 2008 02:36:22 +1000Sun, 6 Jul 2008 02:36:22 +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.aspCYCA members are invited to purchase From Ratbags to Respectability at the CYCA member price of A$49.95. (saving $10 off the recommended retail price). Copies can be purchased online or at the CYCA receptionhttp://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3855Wed, 7 May 2008 00:01:00 +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.aspFor the first time in many years, the club has made the decision to drop all non-pointscore races other than the opening and closing Ladies Day races, thereby turning the pointscore into a 14 race series beginning 13 April and concluding 13 July.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3771Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:54:00 +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.aspOn Friday 7 March the CYCA's Blue Water and Tasman Performance Series fleets will embark on the final of the seven-race series, the inaugural Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race, which will finish in spectacular fashion in the Hunter River.http://www.cyca.com.au/news.asp?key=3718Fri, 1 Feb 2008 06:29:00 +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 experience