Why not brush up on your Spanish sailing terms – they could be useful! Click HERE for details. Rachel Training Officer
Eleven (11) intrepid TOMs Ladder sailors sallied forth on Thursday 14 February – Valentines’ Day – to do battle on the waves. The sea state was fine, and we had plenty of wind, albeit a bit flukey. We sailed four…
Another fun TOMs Ladder event took place on Thursday 8th November. Eighteen CBYA members participated – sailing five TOMs. This event is designed to encourage those requiring more TOMs race experience. We race with white sails only – no spinnakers…
In order to encourage more raft-up participation the CBYA organises TOMs longer-distance cruises and raft-ups each year. The plan being to rent all six TOMs, and to sail them to either Moraira, or Albir, for a raft-up, swim and a…
The 2018 CBYA-RCNC Challenge took place at Real Club Náutico de Calpe (RCNC) on Sunday 14th October. This is the only team racing event in the CBYA calendar and involves two teams, “Lubina” and “Bacalao“, competing for the honour of…
The TOMs longer distance cruise and raft-up, originally planned for Thursday 7th June, was subsequently rescheduled to Thursday 5th July. Unfortunately, crew availability was limited to eight TOMs sailors on the day, and disappointingly, we were unable to arrange a…
TOMs “Ladder” Competition – collect points to win prizes! We are starting a new TOMs program for 2018. This is to increase participation, improve skills, encourage everyone to have the opportunity to skipper (not just the approved CBYA skippers), include different levels of experience,…
CBYA Veterans’ Regatta On Thursday, September 28, the annual CBYA Veteran’s TOMS Regatta took place in Calpe. Five veteran teams competed against each other, with five crew members on each of the RCNC-owned TOM racing yachts. The average age for…
Click HERE for a few tips from Ian Walker and the RYA for those that enjoy racing yachts! We hope that you find them useful. The Committee August 2017
When I agreed to go sailing a couple of months ago, I obviously was not thinking straight. I’m not a good swimmer, I hate deep water and I get seasick! The closer the day got, the more apprehensive I became….
