CYCA Season Opener | 26 July 2025

For the first time, the start of the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race will also mark the CYCA’s inaugural Season Opener — a new event designed to launch the offshore sailing season in style.

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- 09 Jul, 2025 04:00:00 PM
Don’t stop me now – Corinthian sailor Elizabeth Tucker takes on the world

Elizabeth Tucker had barely stepped on board a yacht before 2021. Fast forward four years to 2025 and the English-born, Sydney-based sailor has sailed her Class40 yacht, First Light, from Spain to Australia with the intention of competing in the 2027/28 Global Solo Challenge (GSC) – a ‘budget-friendly’ around-the-world race.
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- 09 Jul, 2025 01:10:00 PM
Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race Preview

The 2025 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race kicks off on 26 July, bringing with it all the drama, strategy and endurance that defines great offshore racing.
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- 08 Jul, 2025 01:48:00 PM
NSGCYR: ‘Look out’, Moneypenny is back

Robert Appleyard and his crew turned heads when they placed third on IRC Overall in the 2024 One Circular Quay Australian Maxi Championship (OCQ AMC), 6-10 December, on board the newly purchased Reichel/Pugh 69 Moneypenny.
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- 04 Jul, 2025 12:02:00 PM
Seasoned sailor rates NSGCYR as ‘first class-run’

Few sailors can lay claim to having completed more than 30 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Races. But Ian Creak, owner and skipper of Beneteau 47.7 GMW Pennant Hills, has competed in so many that he is starting to lose count.
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- 11 Jun, 2025 01:33:00 PM
Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race Gathers Steam

The Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race has received over 50 registrations, for the CYCA's event that starts on Saturday 26 July.
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