by John Fowler: Despite the weather the night was a great success. Thanks to Simon, Athina, Marie and Ivan for stepping up and taking over the catering after Susan tested positive for Covid. Matt Kiely kept us entertained with a multi-page script for the N.A.S.A award and then took out…
SGYC sailors were well represented at State Championships over the March long weekend, the largest contingency being 7 sailors at the Impulse Sates at Somers. Matt, Toby and Geoff finished in the top ten, and put on a Masterclass demonstration winning the Masters, Grand Masters and Great Grand Masters titles…
There’s a great article by Mark Chew on the Southern Woodenboat Sailing website, which is must a read for all club members. It really sums up what our club and the regatta are about and I think we should all take pride in an event well run. In Mark’s words…
The 8th ICWDR was held the weekend of 19th & 20th February and once again put on a show on Andersons Inlet like no other. 30 classic dinghies took to the water in perfect conditions and amazingly with very few breakages and no rescues required! SGYC members ensured all visitors…
Photos of Day 2 from the Australia Day Series can be seen here. If anyone wants an electronic copy, please email Simon.
by Matt Kiely . SGYC Inverloch members arrived on Saturday (except Folkert ) to find great sailing conditions with a building 12 – 17 knots from the SE. We had reasonably flat water, no current, no sandbars (alien conditions for us!) and the invitation race was great fun for all.…
The South Gippsland Yacht Club held its inaugural Australia Day Regatta over 3 days. A series of 6 races was held with Saturday’s racing in light to moderate wind with a very strong outgoing tide. Sunday’s races were in moderate wind and Wednesday’s wind was moderate to strong. It was…
The 2021-22 National Mosquito Sailing Titles were held at Victor Harbour South Australia during the week 3rd – 8th of January. Victorian sailors were well represented in all divisions, with SGYC member Pete Kiely coming in 2nd overall in the Spinnaker division. Strong winds throughout the week made for challenging…
Conditions couldn’t have been much different for sailing over the weekend of 8th and 9th January. Saturday saw the third running of the Derek Despy Medal Race Series with consistent moderate south westerly winds of 10-14 knots on a low to rising tide. Rob McNair as OD set a triangular…
SGYC had it’s official opening day Sunday 21st November and the weather gods were on our side with blue skies and a moderate afternoon breeze. A superb sit down lunch of chicken, a selection of salads and home baked cupcakes for dessert ensured the nearly 40 members were prepared for…