Victorian Wooden Boat Festival, Geelong
8 July 2025
8 July, 2025 – Melbourne We have been advised that the Victorian Wooden Boat Festival held biannually in Geelong, Victoria
Welcome to the Classic Yacht Association of Australia. Our mission is sailing and preserving wooden classic yachts.
8 July, 2025 – Melbourne We have been advised that the Victorian Wooden Boat Festival held biannually in Geelong, Victoria
29 June, 2025 – Melbourne We have been advised of the imminent and sad news that the Melbourne based Knud
The second running of the CYCA’s 2025 Great Veterans Race is to be run over the weekend of 10-11 May,
** TECH TALK PRESENTATION EVENING POSTPONED ** THE CYAA is disappointed to once again advise members and guests that due
05 April, 2025 – Melbourne Last weekend (29/30 March) saw the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) host the 2025 edition
Insurance and the power of working as a team! The committee of the Classic Yacht Association of Australia is delighted
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The latest version of the Racing Rules of Sailing (2025-2028) has been released and the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) which conducts racing in Victoria on behalf of the CYAA has requested that all skippers and interested crew attend a special seminar / information evening prior to competing in the CYAA 2025 Victorian Summer Series.
The CYAA will be conducting a racing rules and classic yachts seminar at RMYS on 24th September starting at 7:00pm.
Use this Link to register your intention to attend this seminar either in person or by Zoom. All CYAA Members will be notified by email of the zoom link.
Two Australian Sailing accredited race officers (RMYS) will be present. Lou Hutton will discuss the latest changes to the racing rules and David Taylor will provide insights for classic yachts racing within the racing rules.
This event is the opportunity for our members to ensure that RMYS sustain their support of CYAA classic yacht racing on Port Phillip.
Click Here to access the latest version of the AS version of the 2025-2028 Racing Rules of Sailing.
Use this QR code to register your intentions to attend.
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See more on the full CYAA Calendar
Download a print version of the 2025 CYAA Events Schedule. Current at 17th June 2025
Race documents and links on the RMYS Classics – Documents, Results and Start Sheets page.
2023/24 Sayonara Summer Series Entries and Results (or click QR Code)
2023/24 Sayonara Summer Series Boat racing and PoB Sign on (or click QR code)
CYAA has set up a General Maintenance Fund to encourage restoration and sailing of Classic yachts. The first beneficiary will be the Tumlare YVONNE.
Boats in our fleet are invited to contribute to the fund to keep Yvonne on the water.
Click through to read more about the CYAA General Maintenance Fund and see the Tumlare Yvonne Sponsors Board. And, read more about Yvonne and her restoration in Yvonne, by Charlie Salter.
1967 Admiral’s Cup, from CYCATV.
Coffee Table Book: “The Tradition Lives On – a register of the historic Couta Boats”. From the Couta Boat Association.
Australian Sailing magazines from CYAA member, Doug Jenkin’s library.
Hobart 1923 A classer ALWYN, turned 100 on 1 February 2023. Her first 100 years story.
Mark Chew's COVID 19 project - a personal list of 42 boats that are important to Australias sailing History.
2020 CYAA Cup Regatta entrants, Acrospire III and Acrospire IV, competed in this 1934 regatta - click through to see the program.