Posts Tagged ‘Cruising’
New Initiatives and Vitality for CYC in 2011
Wayne Balsiger Commodore Elect and Staff Commodore – CYC celebrated 65 years of great sailing with camaraderie and anniversary cake at the Annual General meeting on November 16th. Be assured – CYC is not retiring in her 66th year. We have new initiatives and vitality. In 2011, CYC will continue doing well that which we [ MORE ]
Reflections from an Atlantic gale at 52 South: Desperate Swim Averts Tragedy on Sea Bear
Allen Szydlowski Rio De La Plata, Argentina – The Sea Bear sailed east through the Straits of Magellan carried along by favorable winds and currents at 9 kts as if we were standing still. The barometer was still strong when we hit the Atlantic at 00:00 hrs so it was hard to imagine that by [ MORE ]
Dues for 2011
There is only one change in dues for 2011. In the interest of growing membership at the younger end of the spectrum, the CYC Board of Directors has approved a reduction in the dues for S3 members to $299 per year (previously $328). US Sailing dues are not increasing this year. CYC participates in US [ MORE ]
Cruising the Med Part II – The Race: Better Safe than Sorry
Charles Fawcett Jump to Part I Drevnik Island’s small harbor provides excellent shelter and better still, if you can find space alongside, it is free! So it is here that David brought “Avalon”, his 44′ Bavaria, to do some maintenance work. Chris and I were to join him in Trogir, Croatia, a few days later. [ MORE ]
Cruising the Med, Part I: The Stowaway…
Charles Fawcett Jump to Part II Recently I was back in the Med, once more, cruising off the Croatian coast aboard the 44-foot Bavaria Avalon with David, the owner, and a friend, Chris. We were towards the end of our voyage and decided to spend the night at Sesula, a sheltered inlet at the western end [ MORE ]
