Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
Burgee of Cruising Yacht Club of Australia | |
Formation | 1944 |
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Legal status | active |
Purpose | advocate and public voice, educator and network for Recreational boating, and competitive sailors, coaches, volunteers and events |
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Official language | English, |
Website | CYCA |
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia(CYCA), established in 1944 in Rushcutters Bay, inner-east Sydney. The Club is known as one of Australia's premier yacht clubs, and is acknowledged as one of the leaders in ocean racing in the country. However, the club is best known as the host of the famous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
Facilities
CYCA facilities include a marina capable of berthing yachts up to 30 meters in length and five-star function rooms and restaurants. It currently has a membership of 2,500.
Board of directors
- Commodore - John Markos[1]
- Vice-Commodore - Paul Billingham[2]
- Rear-Commodore - Arthur Lane[3]
- Rear-Commodore - John Noel Cornish[3]
- Treasurer - Janey Treleaven[4]
- Directors - Dr Sam Haynes, Ed Psaltis, Leander Klohs and Tony Kirby;[5]
References
Notes
- ↑ "CYCA Board of Directors". Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ↑ "CYCA Board of Directors". Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- 1 2 "CYCA Board of Directors". Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ↑ "CYCA Board of Directors". Retrieved 2017-06-01.
- ↑ "CYCA Board of Directors". Retrieved 2017-06-01.
Further reading
- Colfelt, David (2011). From ratbags to respectability : a history of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. Woolloomooloo, New South Wales: Focus Publishing Interactive. ISBN 1921156341.
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External links
- Crusing Yacht Club of Australia
- Rolex Sydney-to-Hobart Yacht Race
- 2005 Sydney-to-Hobart Media Information
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