Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
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Burgee of Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
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| 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
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- Commodore - Howard Piggott[1]
- Vice-Commodore - John Cameron[2]
- Rear-Commodore - Arthur Lane[3]
- Rear-Commodore - John Marcos[3]
- Treasurer - Paul Billingham[4]
- Directors - Geoff Bonus, David Champtaloup and Paul Clitheroe;[5] Anthony Dunn, Nick Kingsmill, and Andrew Wenham[6]
References[edit]
Notes
- ^ "Commodore Piggot". Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ^ "Vice-Commodore Cameron". Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ^ a b "Rear Commodores Lane and Markos". Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ^ "Treasurer Billingham". Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ^ "Directors Bonus, Champtaloup and Clitheroe". Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- ^ "Directors Dunn, Kingsmill, and Wenham". Retrieved 2012-07-23.
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[edit]
- Crusing Yacht Club of Australia
- Rolex Sydney-to-Hobart Yacht Race
- 2005 Sydney-to-Hobart Media Information
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