Race three of the 2007/8 Shorthaul Pointscore was sailed on Friday night in conditions more akin to a Sunday Audi Winter Series race.Prior to the 6.30pm gun, a gusty 18 knots […]
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TP52’s boat-for-boat duel in Bird Island Race
The 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 […]
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Wot Yot’s impressive Bird Island Race
CYCA director Graeme Wood’s TP52 Wot Yot has taken line honours and third place overall on IRC handicap in the Bird Island Race, the second event in the prestigious Blue Water […]
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Syd Fischer starts 45th offshore racing season tonight
Syd 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 […]
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Walker wins Australian Open Match Racing Championships
Evan 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.With winds gusting to 38kts […]
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One month until Rolex Sydney Hobart applications for entry close
With the football and rugby league grand finals over for another year, summer sports are gearing up for their turn in the spotlight. Exactly one month out from the close […]
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Spoils to the victor and the vanquished
The victor (Zephyr) and the vanquished (Mr Beak’s Ribs) from last Saturday’s opening race of the Short Ocean Pointscore Series both scored wins in today’s second race.In contrast to the opening […]
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Fast and furious first day at Australian Open Match Racing Championships
The CYCA’s Evan Walker has come out swinging at the Australian Open Match Racing Championships, hosted by Sandringham Yacht Club on their Beneteau 7.5s, leading on points after the completion […]
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The life and times of Peter Luke 1915–2007 by David Colfelt
Peter Luke, co-founder in 1944 of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, died on 23 September, aged 92. He began his boating career as a very young boy when he […]
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2007 Bonifacio Yacht Rally finishes in brilliant conditions
The second Bonifacio Yacht Rally conducted by Mariner Boating Holidays in Sardinia and Corsica ended in brilliant conditions on Saturday September 15. The final race in the series was conducted […]