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…
A Division – Rob McNair (Windrush) B Division – Geoff Rippingale (Impulse) C Division – Graeme Cox (Pacer Pursuit)
Although we only had a shortened sailing season for 2019-2020, racing did get off to a lively start in November 2019 and four series were completed, plus the Tarwin River Marathon. A very sociable crowd of members and friends gathered on 28th December for presentation of Awards, with a BYO…
A short write up, photos, access to the 3 days’ video plus other memories of the Wooden dinghy regatta are now posted on our website HERE. You may also want to have a look around Oliver Hartas’s Youtube collection for some great sailing footage, including spills and crashes (why are we always drawn to these…perhaps to practice “how not to”?!).
Just a quick reminder that the SGYC website has a Buy/Sell/Swap page at https://sgycinverloch.com.au/?page_id=1661 . Members are welcome to post items of a nautical nature on our site for free. Please send details and any photos by email to simon.wilson@bigpond.com
Fine weather and winds up to 20 knots greeted sailors for this event held at Metung Yacht Club. Open post, then Click here for the Regatta report
A perfect Autumn morning’s sunshine greeted a hardy bunch of sailors last Sunday at the Port Albert Yacht Club for the annual South Gippsland Regatta. This regatta has been held for nearly 40 years and with 14 off- the – beach boats competing it made a lively sight for spectators.…
The 2018/19 Sailing/Race Program is available via the Events Calendar page