Join us 1830hrs Tuesday 7 June at the CYCA for an Information Evening with Campbell Geeves and Wendy Tuck, co-skippers of Colin Geeves’ Beneteau 34.7 Speedwell. The pair will talk about all the expenses they incurred during the process of getting Speedwell ready to race shorthanded, including where they chose to spend money, what they […]
Join us at 1830hrs on Tuesday 5 July for an Information Evening with Captain Luke Nye, a Marine Pilot with the Port Authority of New South Wales. Sydney Harbour is Australia’s busiest waterway, with recreational, passenger, commercial and working vessels sharing the water. This presents unique challenges and anyone who sails on the Harbour – either […]
Join us at 1830hrs on Tuesday 19 July for an Information Evening with Bruce Clark and Jan Scholten on how to make sailing easier and more enjoyable. Bruce is a Director of Sydney Rigging Specialists and was Sailing Master on Black Jack as Peter Harburg's Reichel/Pugh 100 won Line Honours in the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart. Jan, […]
Peter Davidson of EPIRBhire will be discussing the latest offerings in the world of satellite phones and related technology - broadband, tracking, PLBs and EPIRBS. The session will include a lengthy Q&A so that you can get all the answers you've been looking for. Tickets are FREE and available to CYCA Members and guests. BOOK […]
Ahead of the 2022/23 Sharp EIT Monday Twilight Series and Wednesday Twilight Series, join us for an Information Evening with Sean Kirkjian on the Racing Rules of Sailing. Sean is the youngest ever skipper in the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and won the Tattersall Cup as tactician on Darryl Hodgkinson's Cookson 50 Victoire in 2013. He […]
Join us at 6.30pm on Tuesday 2 May as Sean Kirkjian hosts an Information Evening on the Racing Rules of Sailing. Sean will run through the current Racing Rules of Sailing and apply them to situations which arise on the racecourse during the LGT Crestone Winter Series. This will include pre-race start line conditions, mark roundings […]
Creating pre-race, in-race and post-race content is important for promotion of the sport as well as for a wide range of stakeholders - media, individual boat sponsors, the Club and its partners. Jules Hall, CEO at The Hallway and winning two-handed sailor, and David Hislop, Marketing and Communications Manager, CYCA, will be discussing the what's, whys and hows around […]
The basic knots and splices that you need on your boat and an overview on rig preparation. Because of the complexity of modern materials, a knot decreases the breaking load of the rope at pulling in a significant proportion. Aramids and LCP are hard fibres which do not support much small radii of curves. The […]
