Racing = Speed + Tactics

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The thrill of the race

Offshore Sailing / Racing

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If a certain lager company did sailing venues I’m sure the Northumberland Coastline would be it! Beautiful beaches, islands galore, historic lighthouses, picturesque anchorages; and the reported first landing sites of the Vikings all those years ago, what more could you ask for? “What about wildlife?” I hear you cry. Yes we have that too in abundance. Coquet Island at the heart of our sailing ground is the only island in the UK left with significant breeding pairs of Roseate Terns; we have puffins, seals, dolphins, whales to name but a few types.

Keelboat racing is a mix of “round the cans” bay races and passages races encompassing the nearby Farne Islands, or South to nearby ports of Blyth and Newcastle.

Bay Races are every weekend from end of April to October. We run races on an adjusted handicap basis with handicaps adjusted during the season to keep things competitive through the fleet of boats ranging from 21 feet up to 41 feet; not to mention multihulls too.

CYC prides itself on the informal nature of the racing scene with low pressure racing throughout and all skippers working together to encourage newcomers with assistance and advice where possible.

The season is split into 2 series for racing, Spring and Summer, plus a combined overall year series. Series races are interspersed with specific trophy races allowing a mix of racing so don’t worry of you can’t make all the series races, target the one off trophy races and there is still silverware to be got.

If “normal racing” is not your scene, in June each year CYC hosts the Castles & Islands multi-disciplinary 24 hour challenge event; or you have the annual CYC regatta in August.

Want to bring your own boat along but hate the thought of marina life – never fear the club has its own river moorings available to club members and visitor use.

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Let's go racing

Our Next Offshore Sailing / Racing Events

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april 2024

sat06aprAll Day2024 Boat Lift InGet your feet wet(All Day: saturday) CYC

sat20apr12:00Early Bird Trophy RaceOur first race of the 2024 season12:00 CYCTrophy:To be confirmed

may 2024

sat04may10:00Spring Series - Fasson Trophy Race 1Time to get serious10:00 CYC

sat11may15:00Spring Series - Fasson Trophy Race 2The second race in series 1.15:00 CYC

sat18may10:00Spring Series - Fasson Trophy Race 3The third race in series 1.10:00 CYC

sat25may14:00Spring Series - Fasson Trophy Race 4The final race in series 1.14:00 CYC

june 2024

sat01jun08:00Summer Series - Jambo Cup Race 1The start of the summer series08:00 CYC

sat08jun14:30Summer Series - Jambo Cup Race 2The second race in Series 214:30 CYC

sat15jun09:00Summer Series - Jambo Cup Race 3The third race in Series 209:00 CYC

july 2024

sat06jul13:00Summer Series - Jambo Cup Race 4The third race in Series 213:00 CYC

august 2024

sat03augAll DayFeaturedNorthumberland Plate / Cruise in Company & Social & Prize GivingA tug of war decided the winner in 2019(All Day: saturday) RNYC & CYC

sat17aug11:30Ladies RaceLadies at the helm11:30 CYC

september 2024

sat07sep15:00Commodore's Cup15:00 CYCTrophy:Commodore's Cup

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