The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is pleased to announce that its 2008/09 Sailing Calendar is now available.

The Calendar can be downloaded from www.cyca.com.au/sysfile/downloads/RacCal08.pdfor is attached in pdf format.

Key dates to highlight:

Offshore Races

Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race - 26 July 2008. This race marks the commencement of the CYCA's Blue Water Pointscore. The notice of race can be downloaded from goldcoast.cyca.com.au/editorial.asp?key=41

Bird Island Race - 26 September 2008. Race 2 of CYCA's Blue Water Pointscore
Flinders Island Race - 10 October 2008. Race 3 of CYCA's Blue Water Pointscore
Cabbage Tree Island Race - 7 November 2008. Race 4 of CYCA's Blue Water Pointscore
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - 26 December 2008. Race 5 of CYCA's Blue Water Pointscore (NB: Separate Notice of Race)
Flinders Island Race - 6 February 2009. Race 6 of CYCA's Blue Water Pointscore
Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Race - 27 March 2009. Race 7 of CYCA's Blue Water Pointscore (NB: Separate Notice of Race)

Ocean Pointscore races

Lion Island Race - 27 September 2008
Port Hacking Race - 11 October 2008
Botany Bay - 8 November 2008
MHYC SORC 2008 Passage Race - 29 November 2008
David Burke Memorial Short & Ocean Pointscore Race - 6 December 2008
173rd Australian Day Regatta - 26 January 2009
Sydney Newcastle Race - 7 February 2009

Other dates of interest

Rotary Charity Regatta - 14 November 2008
CYCA SOLAS Big Boat Challenge - 16 December 2008

by Jennifer Crooks

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