Our first CBYA e-Regatta took place on Saturday 18th April 2020, and it was great fun! After a couple of practice races, we sailed the best of three races, with a windward-leeward course, on A70 yachts, and five (5) yachts…
Although our Crystal Jubilee celebrations have been postponed to 2021, we are continuing to publish a little bit of CBYA history every month. This month we would like to share the minutes of the inaugural meeting of the Costa Blanca…
In order to keep our sailing members entertained during these challenging times, we have taken advantage of our RYA affiliation in order take part in e-Racing via their agreement with Virtual Regatta, and can now offer our members the opportunity…
As part of our CBYA Crystal Jubilee celebrations, each month we are going to hear from a member who has made a significant contribution to our club. This month we are are publishing an interview with our Honorary Member Rachel…
Yes, we will soon be filling those empty seas again! With our members undergoing different levels of lock-down and/or self-isolation around the world, I thought that a positive message might be appropriate at this difficult time… We are indeed in…
During his career Ian Walker has competed at the very highest level in international yacht racing. He has two Olympic silver medals of his own (1996 and 2000) and coached Shirley Robertson’s Yngling team to a gold at the Sydney…
The CBYA Website statistics show that only about half of the CBYA newsletters are being opened! It is possible that you are not really interested in receiving CBYA newsletters. In which case you can either edit your subscription, or totally…
Good time to brush up your sailing skills whilst we are all in CV lock-down! Do you know how to do a Stretch-and-Blow spinnaker drop? If you don’t, click HERE to find out! Rachel Garnham Training Officer March 2020 …
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…
