If you are locked down and wondering what to do next, why not watch the excellent, fully remastered documentary of the first Whitbread Round-the-World Race? Like so many great adventure stories, this one started in a pub, with a conversation…
As part of our Crystal Jubilee celebrations this year, we plan to publish a little bit of CBYA history every month. This month we would like to explain the origins of the CBYA….. As some of you may know, we…
We successfully completed the first of our current CBYA Celestial Navigation courses this week. Two more courses are currently planned. The second course will have to be postponed due to the Coronavirus lock-down in Spain.
“I’ve sailed round-the-world, around the harbour and I’m still enjoying sailing today“ – Ian Walker Olympics – Volvo Ocean Race Hear from Olympic Medallist and Winner of the Volvo Ocean Race, Ian Walker, as he tells us about his journey…
As part of the CBYA Crystal Jubilee celebration, each month we are going to hear from a member who has made a significant contribution to our club. This month we are going to hear from Bob Gordon, this year’s winner…
Our latest TOMs skipper,Dave Reid, was awarded his CBYA skipper’s pennant during the TOMs Ladder race day on Thursday 27th February 2020. We enjoyed our first Ladder day racing with spinnakers. We completed three races in three TOMs with twelve…
During the CBYA Awards Night Dinner at the A Bordo Resturant on Monday 24th February, we launched a special year-long event to mark fifteen (15) years since the official formation of the COSTA BLANCA YACHT ASOCIATION – our CRYSTAL JUBILEE!!…
The CBYA is affiliated to the Royal Yachting Association. You can access their website by clicking HERE. You can also view many of their videos and subscribe to their newsletter by clicking HERE. By registering on their website you will…
The 2019 CBYA Awards presentation took place on Monday 24th February at the Restaurante A Bordo in the Club Náutico Jávea, and was attended by 56 members and guests. At the start of the dinner, the CBYA presented donations of…
The image above shows, Al Mason, our current TOMs Organiser. He took over from Amanda Topson at the end of last year. Prior to that Nikki Dwyer and David Crabb were in charge. Many thanks to Al for volunteering for…