Cruising Yacht Club Of Australia

Anyone who has raced the Rolex Sydney Hobart comes away struck by Tasmania's beauty, even though we only glimpse a small part of it. During the race you're usually too far offshore, it's night, or you're too busy racing to take much in.

After ten Hobart races and almost as many delivery trips north, CYCA Member Patrick St John always wanted to explore the island properly. In 2026 he finally did—by sailing around it.

Here’s his story: https://offshoreonline.com.au/lap-of-tasmania/

Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania | Discover Tasmania | Rolex Sydney Hobart

Lap of Tasmania - Offshore Online Anyone who has raced the Rolex Sydney to Hobart comes away struck by Tasmania's beauty, even though we only glimpse a small part of it. During the race you're usually too far offshore, it's night, or you're too busy racing to take much in. After ten Hobart races and almost as many delivery trips nor...

No one wants to end up in Eden during a Rolex Sydney Hobart

It means something's not quite gone to plan. But for over three decades, one woman has made sure that when a competitor arrives into Twofold Bay, there's a hot meal, a spare bed, and someone waiting on the wharf, whatever time of night it is.

Meet Robyn Malcolm — the unofficial, then official, heart of Eden's welcome for the fleet. She's arranged flights, once organised a dawn kangaroo-spotting trip for a heartbroken Polish sailor mid-bushfire crisis, and never once let a diverted crew feel like they'd failed.

"No one wants to end up in Eden ," says CYCA Sailing Manager Tara Blanc-Ramos. "But the welcome they get is phenomenal — Robyn and the people of Eden are the unsung heroes of the Sydney Hobart."

Read the full story on Offshore Online:

The Last Safe Harbour: How Eden — and One Woman — Became the Heart of the Hobart - Offshore Online Just south of Batemans Bay, as the Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet braces for the gauntlet of Bass Strait, a quieter calculation is underway in the town of Eden. It isn't about wind angles or sail changes. It's about spare beds, hire cars, and whether there's enough bacon and eggs for eighteen, or maybe m...

Get your teens into sailing ⛵ Join the YSA School Holiday Course

The School Holiday Course provides an ideal introduction to keelboat sailing for sailors aged 13-18 whose sailing experiences range from very beginner to reasonably experienced. Students will learn for 4️⃣ days on the YSA Elliott 7m keelboats, crewed by five sailors and an onboard instructor.

Students will learn
🌊 Introduction to Keelboats
🌊 Racing Rules of Sailing
🌊 Fleet Racing Tactics
🌊 Basic Waterway Navigation
🌊 Understanding weather maps & basic meteorology

The next course will run 28 September - 1 October 📅

Click the link below to register your teen ⬇🖇
https://cyca.com.au/school-holiday-course/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=shc_aug26&utm_content=2

📸: CYCA | Ashley Dart

LAST CHANCE TO WIN! ⏳

Time is ticking to get your entries in for our latest giveaway! We’re giving away 1x Helly Hansen Australia Crew Midlayer Jacket 2.0 to a lucky member of the Offshore Online community.

How to enter:
Simply subscribe to Offshore Online to lock in your chance to win!

📅 Winner announced this Friday, 21st August!

Don't miss out—head to the link below and get subscribed before it’s too late! 👇
https://offshoreonline.com.au/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=oo_hhpromo&utm_content=reminder

Plenty of action at Hamilton Island Race Week!

Best of luck to all CYCA Members competing 🏆🏆🏆

⛵ Inside Black Jack 100: 2026 Newport Bermuda Race

Across Newport Harbor, past Castle Hill, an obstacle course of lobster traps and a wind farm maze, crossing the Gulf Stream and 636 nautical miles later, paradise....

Offshore Online's Ashley Dart was on board Black Jack 100 for the ride.

Full story on Offshore Online:

Inside Black Jack 100: 2026 Newport Bermuda Race - Offshore Online Across Newport Harbor, past Castle Hill, an obstacle course of lobster traps and a wind farm maze, crossing the Gulf Stream and 636 nautical miles later, paradise.... Offshore Online's Ashley Dart was on board Black Jack 100 for the ride.

🎉 Crew Connect 🎉 Find Your Crew & Join the Competition

Join the CYCA for an evening designed to bring together boat owners and crew, the perfect chance to build new connections, share stories, and get set for the upcoming season.

Whether you’re an experienced Skipper seeking new crew, or a sailor eager to join a team, Crew Connect is your starting line. Open to sailors of all experiences and interests - inshore, coastal and offshore.

📅 When: Thursday 3 September, from 1830hrs
📍 Where: CYCA Clubhouse | Freya Room
🎟 Entry: FREE – RSVP via Humanitix
🍸 Who: Members, competitors & yacht owners | OPEN TO EVERYONE
💨 Types of racing: Inshore, Coastal & Offshore

Go to cyca.com.au/whats-on/ to RSVP 📲🖇

Summer season entries are OPEN 🌞

Take your pick from blue water favourites or re-imagined classics, all designed to offer racing across inshore, offshore, coastal, spinnaker or non-spinnaker ⛵

🌊 Network Insurance House Summer Short Offshore Series (SSOS)
🌊 Night Harbour Series
🌊 Pittwater Passage Series
🌊 Monday Twilight Series
🌊 Club Marine Wednesday Twilight Series
🌊 Coastal Pointscore
🌊 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore

Go to cyca.com.au to enter your favourite series and read more about the 2026/27 season changes 🖇

📸: CYCA | Ashley Dart