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…
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…
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…