The Goat, race 10 of the Audi Winter Series Photo: Andrea Francolini/Audi

The CYCA offers its members and visitors a wide array of sailing formats from which to choose.

Those who enjoy sailing in company to an idyllic location and rafting up with other club members over dinner make up CYCA cruising, a group of club members who regularly meet to hear guest speakers and to plan fun day or weekend trips. 

Mount Gay Monday Twilight Series and St Arnou Wednesday Series

If you enjoy social sailing, the Mount Gay Monday Twilight Series (spinnaker) and St. Arnou Wednesday Twilight Series (non-spinnaker) are ideal.

The St. Arnou Wednesday Twilight Series attracts more than 100 yachts each week and is the perfect mid-week break, a twilight sail around Sydney Harbour followed by a prize giving. The perfect place to have dinner is on the CYCA’s deck during the warm summer months.

	Bob Oatley's supermaxi Wild Oats XI leads the Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race fleet out of Sydney HarbourPhoto: Andrea Francolini

Weekend Sailing

Weekend sailing in summer is also available in a number of different formats – Short Ocean Pointscore, Ocean Pointscore and Short Haul Pointscore.

Audi Winter Series

From April to July, the CYCA runs the Audi Winter Series, with fleets regularly reaching 150 every Sunday.  An Audi Winter Series race can be a full day out with a cooked breakfast on the club’s deck to start the day followed by the spinnaker race on Sydney Harbour with a prizegiving to close out the day.

Blue Water Pointscore

For the serious ocean racer, the Blue Water Pointscore offers seven long ocean races over nine months of the year with the highlight being the annual Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. A good result in the RSHYR is imperative to a boats BWPS campaign as it is a non-discardable race.

Crewing in races

Opportunities exist for persons interested in participating as crew members during the Summer Twilight sailing and the prestigious Audi Winter Series. The CYCA operates a crew whiteboard in the bar during these races, whereby prospective crew  or boats requiring crew can place their name on the board. During twilights and the Audi Winter Series, there are often quite a number of boats who are looking for an extra pair of hands for the race.

For crew opportunities throughout Summer and the major offshore races, interested sailors should familiarize themselves with the information on Crewing available by clicking the link on the left hand menu bar.

Learn to Sail

If you want to learn to sail but you aren't sure where to start, the CYCA can recommend a highly experienced sailing school located near the club itself. Please contact CYCA reception at reception@cyca.com.au for details.

CYCA Youth Sailing Academy sponsored by Audi Australia

If you are aged between 12-24 years of age, you are eligible to enrol in a CYCA Youth Sailing Academy learn to sail program that will teach you the basic skills of sailing. Contact ysa.admin@cyca.com.au for details of the YSA and its wide range of courses and school holiday programs.