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…
Sunday 31st October saw the start of the 2021-22 sailing season. Due to uncertainty surrounding Covid regulations, the official start to the season has been pushed back to November 21st, however we lucked out with a combination of weather and a significant easing of restrictions to make a perfect first…
The SGYC AGM, postponed due to Covid, was held on Saturday 4th Sept via Zoom. A total of 25 members participated and thanks go to Rob McNair for organising and chairing the online meeting. The following annual reports were presented: Commodore’s Report – Wayne Smith Treasurer’s Report – Neil Warren…
Here’s a notification from The Victorian Laser Association: The Victorian Laser Association in junction with the Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club are holding a training clinic at Paynesville from the 18-20 of September. This is a great exposure for Gippsland lasers sailors to receive coaching from National and international level coaches.…
A very enjoyable evening was had by some 40 or so club members on Saturday at the 2020-21 season presentation night. BYO bbq was complemented by salads, breads and other savouries coordinated by Susan and finished off by a bevy of tasty homemade desserts that stumped even the most ravenous…
We are rolling out a new SMS messaging service to provide up to date news and reminders on club sailing, BBQ’s and other events. This will enable your committee to advise of any late changes and keep our membership informed. The service is available to all SGYC members, however you…
What’s happened to the Wooden Boat Regatta I hear you ask! Well it’s coming back in 2022 as a 2 day, 4 race event over the weekend of February 19th / 20th 2022. The regatta will focus on the fun of sailing dinghies on Anderson Inlet and allow everyone to…
By Jenny Davies, PAYC Port Albert Yacht Club hosted South Gippsland Yacht club to enjoy their Annual Regatta on May 2nd with 16 boats competing on the mirror like waters of Nooramunga Inlet. Once again the regatta was won by the South Gippsland Yacht Club but with some strong performances…
A number of our intrepid sailors took part in the 2021 Ronstan Regatta held at McCrae Yacht Club between 23-26th January, where by all accounts conditions were pretty ordinary: becalmed on the weekend then a huge bay swell on the Tuesday. Nonetheless, Pete Keily and Wayne Smith took 1st and…
With no wooden dinghy regatta this year, Francis Sullivan stepped up to the mark with his business South Gippsland Radiology as sponsor of the inaugural Australia Day Regatta. With 6 races over the ‘long weekend’ we had a real mix of conditions: almost becalmed at the weekend, then 20 knots…