Learning to Sail in Spain In the past, the CBYA has recommended two Spanish RYA-certified schools for sail training, Go-n-Sail, based at Ayamonte near the Portuguese border, and Costa Blanca Sailing, based in the city of Alicante. Unfortunately, Go-n-Sail has…
Tips for Better Anchoring Techniques An excellent guide on good anchoring techniques appeared in the October issue of UK Sailmakers. Click HERE for more details. Rachel Garnham Training Officer
The RYA continue to try to answer our post-BREXIT questions! Click HERE to read more. The Committee May 2021
Once again Emirates Team New Zealand has entered the history books and won the America’s Cup for New Zealand for the fourth time. On day 7 of the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA, the Kiwis scored the 7th point…
British solo skipper Pip Hare, 47, fulfilled the dream that she has held since she was a teenage sailor in her native East Anglia, England when she crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe solo non-stop round the world…
The Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team has defeated INEOS Team UK to win the Prada Cup and become the Challenger for the America’s Cup. They defeated the British challengers with seven wins, with INEOS Team UK only being able to…
Yannick Bestaven, the 48 year old French skipper of Maître Coq IV, is the overall winner of the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe. Although he actually took the gun for third place off Les Sables d’Olonne, France at 03hrs…
As previously announced, the CBYA Committee strongly recommends that, as from 1st January 2021, all sailing members should purchase their own insurance which will not only cover them for any CBYA sailing activities but sailing globally*. The Valencian Community Sailing Federation’s…
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 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…
