Please don’t forget to get CBYA-branded!
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The CBYA presents CBYA pennants to all members who are boat-owners, or certified skippers. The latter includes CBYA members who are approved by RCNC to skipper TOM 28 yachts. If you think that you qualify, and don’t yet have your pennant, please click HERE.
“Above us the Waves” – an excellent CBYA presentation!
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CBYA Vice-Chairman, Neil Robertson, gave a presentation entitled “Above us the Waves“ to a full house of CBYA members and friends, on Monday 3 June at the Jávea Players Studio theatre, highlighting events during his 37-year Royal Navy career, much of it spent as a submarine commanding officer during the Cold War. read more →
Oceana Club Social – at the end of the rainbow!
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On the evening of Tuesday 9th April, twenty six members of the CBYA attended the social event at Oceana Club in Les Bassetes. This is a beautiful location on the Mediterranean sea, where the CBYA holds their regular Hobie Cat days.
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“Don’t Wait”
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“Don’t Wait” – The importance of not getting bogged down in Brexit, and the risk of losing out by waiting for Brexit to happen.
CBYA member, John Hayward, of The Spectrum IFA Group invited CBYA members to a lunch on Thursday 4th April at Restaurant A bordo, Club Náutico de Jávea. Some twenty one members enjoyed a fabulous lunch, which was originally timed to be after 29th March (Brexit Day).
“The Magic of Concorde” – Excellent Presentation!
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CBYA member Pete Carrigan gave an excellent presentation on the supersonic Concorde aircraft on Monday 1st April 2019, at the Jávea Players Studio Theatre.
His fascinating talk on the Concorde, covered its unique and significant differences relative to all other aircraft, by means of an excellent Powerpoint presentation, with embedded video clips. Pete was a flight engineer 3rd pilot, and flew for 28 years for British Airways. He accumulated over 10,000 hours on 747s over 15 years, and then over 3,500 hours over the next 12 years on Concorde, continuing to fly on this amazing supersonic passenger aircraft right up to its final flight. He was an instructor for the final 6 years of his career, and was responsible for training and checking the crew on Concorde, as well as flying the aircraft on test flights.
A Fun CBYA Nautical and General Fun Quiz Night
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The CBYA ran a Nautical and General Fun Quiz Night on Monday March 25th at Quo Vadis.
The quiz was prepared and run by Quiz Master, Graham Hustler, and comprised a picture round, a nautical round, a local knowledge round, and a general knowledge round.
2019 Mirador Challenge – CBYA Needs another Team Member!
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We have successfully registered the CBYA Machos and the the CBYA Windseekers to compete in the Leisure Section of the 2019 Mirador Challenge. Click HERE for details.
The CBYA Windseekers now have a full team, but the CBYA Machos need one more walker to replace a team member who has been forced to drop out for medical reasons. The deadline to register our final team details is Friday 29th March!
2019 CBYA-Supported Charities
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Four (4) charities were proposed at the 2019 AGM which were:
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Make a Smile (Chris & Tammy de Boer, Hans Sleutjes, Chris & Sue Bell)
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ISVH (Bálcon-al-Mar) Bomberos Jávea (Rachel Garnham & Barbara Priest)
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Todos Juntos Jávea (Brenda Bates)
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Guardian Angels (Chris & Tammy de Boer)
Members voted on their 2 choices of charity with the following results:
2019 Mirador Challenge – CBYA Teams Registered!
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