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…
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 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.…
Each year Port Albert Yacht Club hosts the South Gippsland Regatta for the yacht clubs within the South Gippsland region. Since the demise of Corner Inlet YC a few years ago this has been reduced to a competition between two, Port Albert and Inverloch’s South Gippsland YC. The hotly-contested prize…