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Blade Competes in the Regata de Invierno 200 millas a2 CBYA members Chris de Boer and Barry McCrae are participating in the 36th edition of the Regata de Invierno 200 millas a2 sailing on S/Y Blade, a Jeanneau 36i. The…
TANIT IN 6th PLACE – 5 CLUBS 2021 ‘CLASIFICACION GENERAL’ S/Y TANIT achieved sixth place in the 2021 general classification of the 5 Clubs Regattas! This is for performance across the whole year, once the boat’s specific handicap has been…
tRICKY d AT 5 cLUBS rEGATTA cALPE A really excellent day on 11th December 2021, with lots of wind at times for the big yachts . Also just enough to get us all back to RCNC. Blade did well finishing…
5 Clubs Campomanes and the Pata Negra CBYA crews had arranged to sail with Carlos Montes on his yacht Tanit , for both the 5 Clubs and the Pata Negra regattas at Club Náutico Campomanes on 27 and 28th November…
Jemila Participates In the Real Club de Regatas de Alicante Tabarca Vela Regatta The Real Club de Regatas de Alicante hosted the 25th anniversary of their Tabarca Vela Regatta on 8th to 11th July 2021. Samir Chami, owner of S/Y…
Two very different days at the weekend for Tricky D in the Rumbo Solidario at Real Club Náutico Calpe on 15 and 16 May 2021. Saturday had a steady 25 knots with gusts of 35, so there was plenty of…
S/Y Blade is taking part in the 32 Trofeo Peñón de Ifach (Calpe – Formentera – Calpe) regatta which starts on Thursday 27th May, with the crew being David Reid, Hans Sleutjes, Chris Engels, Chris de Boer, Tammy de Boer,…
Two (2) CBYA-owned and crewed yachts participated in the Five Clubs Regatta in Calpe on Sunday 18th April 2021. They were: S/Y Blade owned by Barry & Karen McCrae, and crewed by Hans Sleutjes, Dave Reid, Chris & Tammy de…
Understanding headsail vertical camber is the modern headsail trimmer’s main tool for getting optimum speed and power out of the sail. Headsail horizontal camber is always spoken about regarding how the sail needs to develop the right shape; but vertical…