In September 2025, my partner Doug and I left the UK on our 35 foot Trident Challenger. Our goal was to cross the Atlantic, but the first hurdle (and biggest) was to leave the UK! Below is quite a black and white overview of the practicalities of the trip, covering preparation, route planning, navigation etc. […]
We were very pleased that, following on from Commodore Tony Morrow CVO RN’s esteemed 5 year period as Admiral of CLYC, Professor Michael Mainelli agreed to join our ranks as the new Admiral of CLYC. Michael is a scientist and economist promoting societal advance through better finance and technology. Originally a research scientist in […]
On the weekend of the 19/20 September we had the inaugural City Livery Sailing Challenge, held at Sea View Yacht Club in the Sea View Mermaids. Organised by George Bastin of the Ironmongers, CLYC supported the event and we were glad to see several of our members taking part. There were 12 Liveries taking part […]
Five boats took part in this year’s Solent extravaganza – 4 boats from CLYC (a mix of sailing and motor) and for the first time we had a boat join the cruise from our affiliated club, the Royal London Yacht Club. Fifteen of us altogether plus sea dog Yossie. We were fortunate to enjoy sunny […]
As you may know, the Little Dunkirk Ships completed their Return to Dunkirk last week with a flotilla of 66 boats heading out from Ramsgate, escorted by boats from the Royal Navy and the RNLI. There were also several spectator boats out to watch the spectacular departure. The trip usually takes place every 5 years, […]
CLYC ran its 56th Annual Inter-Livery Regatta on the 16-18th May in Cowes, and we had a record number of boats competing – 23 in the main fleet and 3 in the Sonars. Within the fleets we had 15 different Livery Companies represented, all vying for the trophies. The weekend started off with a wonderful […]
On 10th May 2025 we ran an Experience Day where the Commodore, Rear Commodore, and one of our Past Commodores kindly took members out on their boats for the day. The small fleet had a wonderful sail in the Solent under blue skies and stopped in for lunch on the Isle of Wight, before sailing […]
CLYC are delighted to be supporting the Sea View Yacht Club in their launch of the inaugural City Livery Sailing Challenge running from 19 – 20 September 2025. The event is open to all Livery Companies to send a team of 4 to compete in one of Sea View Yacht Club’s famous Mermaids, which have […]
Portcullis Regatta will be taking place place on the 26th and 27th April 2025 Portcullis Sailing Club has invited us to join their Annual Regatta. This will be the first event in the City Sailing Series 2025 which is open to all members of yacht clubs that are connected to professional bodies such as financial […]
Our affiliated club, Royal London Yacht Club, have taken the decision to relaunch the iconic Cowes Classics Regatta in a new format for 2025. The event will now take place over a long weekend as opposed to a week, and will run from Friday 30th May – Monday 2nd June, with racing taking place each […]
