The Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) governs the sport of sailboat and sailboard racing. It is revised and published every four years by World Sailing. The current edition is The RRS 2017-2020. The RRS for 2021-24 became effective on 1…
The CBYA has recently purchased five (5) Standard Horizon HX300E floating marine VHF radios for CBYA use on the TOMs, and for our monthly day charters. Instructions for their use will be issued in the near future. Click HERE for…
The pictures prove that everyone was determined to make 2021 better than 2020. We abided by all the rules and guidelines regarding all the recent COVID local regulations. What we achieved was fantastic….exercise, fun, mental rehabilitation,…and the pleasure of just…
Wishing all CBYA members a MUCH better 2021! The Committee 1 January 2021
Final Dinghy Day of 2020 A culmination of just about everything we have had on Dinghy Days since we started after the summer. Eleven sailors and ten “socialisors“…a great turn out. All suitably socially-distanced! The conditions were very difficult, big…
The Royal Institute of Navigation Small Craft Group has launched the Electronic Navigation Systems – Guidance for safe use on leisure vessels booklet. This is available as a free download from their website – click HERE to access. Many thanks…
For 22nd December, the weather was perfect…blue sky and sunshine. For the sailors, eight of them, the two Lasers and Wally (the 420) were in and out all afternoon. Thanks to John Lilley, the new outboard motor was tried, tested…
This has been a tough year for all of us, but the CBYA has tried hard to keep functioning, and to stay in touch with our membership throughout the year. One successful initiative was virtual sailing courtesy of the RYA…
Another lovely Dinghy Day at El Portet…first time on a Wednesday. As the wind was offshore, the sea was flatish, but the wind was gusting strongly, which once again created conditions for some demanding sailing. As the afternoon progressed, the…
Our final Crystal Jubilee interview is with our current Chairman, Hugh Epsom…. Why did you join the CBYA? We joined the CBYA soon after moving to Jávea in 2011 for two reasons – I enjoy sailing, and we wanted to…