Introducing your new 2023 CBYA Committee MEMBERS Three Committee positions were filled during the 2023 AGM on Wednesday 22nd March. John Mackney replaced Hugh Epsom as Chairman John is a Yachtmaster Instructor with 40+ years sailing experience, who has sailed…
Maurice Pilkington Award presented to retiring CBYA Chairman Maurice Pilkington donated his sextant to the CBYA in 2013, and it now presented as the CBYA Maurice Pilkington Award for long-standing, significant contribution to the club. It was kindly mounted by…
Available on Netflix The latest sailing film from the streaming giant, True Spirit, takes a look at the story of Jessica Watson one of the the most famous sailors from the late Noughties and early 2010’s phenomenon of multiple teenagers bidding to become the…
The March equinox – also called the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere – marks the beginning of the spring season in the Northern Hemisphere, and the autumn season in the Southern Hemisphere. What is it? The March equinox marks…
On March 1 and 2, Jupiter and Venus will appear side by side in the night sky in an event called a conjunction, which is visible without a telescope or binoculars. Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, and…
2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – NOTICE and AGENDA In accordance with the Statutes of the Costa Blanca Yacht Association, NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the members of the Association will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd…
Exciting Sail Training Day on the TOMs We had a good training sail on Saturday 11th February. Crew was Karen Gardner, Monique Neyzen, Mitch Yount, and Hugh Epsom. Karen acted as skipper, as part of her skipper training, in somewhat…
THe 2022 CBYA Awards Dinner The CBYA Annual Awards dinner took place on Monday 23rd January at the A Bordo restaurant in the Club Náutico Jávea, during which the CBYA 2022 awards were presented. A formal presentation of the CBYA…
Another Great CBYA Tour of the Ocean Race Start The CBYA arranged a VIP tour of the 2023 Ocean Race Village and Race Control Centre in Alicante on Wednesday 11th January. The visit was hosted by Clotilde Lafont, the 2023…
Malizia and WindWhisper score top points in Alicante A light wind day in Alicante proved testing for both fleets on first day of competition in The Ocean Race on Sunday 8 January. Team Malizia (GER) has won the IMOCA In-Port…