In September 2019, 15 members of the CBYA travelled to Rogoznica in Croatia, for a one week charter cruise through the Kornati Islands. We chartered two yachts, a Sun Odyssey 49i (S/V Barbara), and a Dufour 460 Grand Large (S/V…
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.
The CBYA Day Charter on Monday 27th January was the first one of 2020, and it turned out to be another excellent day of sailing, with good company, good weather and GREAT winds! The complete crew list was: Alan Mason…
Celestial Navigation, the Easy Way! Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were making an ocean passage, way offshore and out of sight of land, and all of your electrics failed? No GPS. No chart plotter. Nothing! Would…
This was another really super day’s sailing, with good company, good weather and GREAT challenging winds. In fact, the whole day proved quite ‘Challenging’!! We all met as normal 10am at Bar Due. Due to a great response, we had…
Marine radio distress relay protocol RYA has issued new guidance for marine radio users. Click HERE for details. Rachel Garnham
In strong winds, off the coast of Jávea, skipper Graham Hustler showed outstanding seamanship in bringing about a daring rescue.
What a great day! We had a good taste of all wind conditions, and a great sail overall. The crew comprised: 1st Mate – Jim Cooper Peter Steenhuis Peter Bird John Van Rooijen Stuart Eynstone-Hinkins Plus myself – skipper Note:…
We had a full house at the Jávea Players Studio theatre on Monday 7th October, over 60 attendees, for Part I of Rosalind Miranda’s excellent presentation about her Asia Pacific cruise. Rosalind told us about her adventures when she bravely…
CBYA Cruiser Charter Days Sun Odyssey 439 From now until next summer, the CBYA will be chartering their own yacht each month from Náutica Corcho, Dénia Marina, instead of using a member’s boat. This will be either a Jeanneau Sun…