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50th King Island Race: Forget sheep stations – entrants playing for crayfish

Forty-five entries have so far locked in for the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s 50th King Island Race, which starts at 1500 hours on 11 March off Queenscliff, with competitors playing for something far more important than sheep stations – crayfish and King Island cheeses.

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Wed 09 Mar 2022

St Ayles Skiff rowers to take on The Rip at Wooden Boat Festival RGYC

Three intrepid crews will participate in the inaugural Row-the-Rip from Point Nepean to Portarlington over the next three days, as part of the biennial Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong, hosted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club over the March long weekend.

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Wed 09 Mar 2022

Victorian Minnow State Championships 2022

On the last weekend in February Williamstown Sailing Club hosted the 2022 Minnow Victoria state championship regatta. After much hard work in the run-up to the event there was a real buzz around the club all weekend as the deck filled with blue sails and the club house swarmed with participants from all around the bay and lots of wonderful volunteers from WSC.

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Fri 04 Mar 2022

Expression of Interest to join the most remote regatta in Australia!

Have you been thinking about something a little different in 2022? Consider joining the Gove Regional Regatta.

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Mon 28 Feb 2022

The wonderful world of Instructing

There are many reasons why an individual would want to become a sailing instructor. It is a fun, outdoors job teaching people the sport you love and can offer flexible working hours to fit around study.

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Tue 15 Feb 2022

Foil-Lab 2022 update

Australian Sailing has listened to clubs, coaches and sailors and have begun to develop FOILING programs, tailored specifically for delivery at your club.

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Mon 14 Feb 2022

Mornington Yacht Club gets redemption on last season, securing a berth in the SAILING Champions League - Asia Pacific Final

The Mornington Yacht Club has redeemed itself after missing qualification for the Asia Pacific Final last season, clinching the SAILING Champions League qualifier event in Geelong last week in an epic finish and booking their spot for Newcastle in March.

VIC

Thu 03 Feb 2022

Score great prizes thanks to PATCH by Nutricare

Australian Sailing have teamed up with Australian-owned natural health care company Nutricare to help promote the importance of sustainability in sailing clubs through Nutricare’s flagship brands PATCH and STRAP.

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Tue 01 Feb 2022

Upcoming Victorian Junior Carnival

Mornington Yacht Club is delighted to host the 2022 Victorian Junior Carnival, to be held on Saturday February 12, 2022.

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Mon 31 Jan 2022

Festival of Sails Delivers Spectacular Day as Division Winners Decided

It was another magnificent day on Corio Bay for the final day of racing at the Festival of Sails. Racing got underway on time with the yachts heading out for a special course out the channel in a building sea breeze.

VIC

Thu 27 Jan 2022

“Gigs By Festival of Sails” Bringing the Party Back to Town!

Geelong’s iconic Festival of Sails is proud to be supporting a new entertainment program for the 2022 event, unveiling a new CBD initiative, “Gigs by Festival of Sails”.

VIC

Wed 19 Jan 2022

Trial Program Provides Public Berthing Boost - Better Boating Victoria

The Victorian Government is providing free public berthing at three marinas in Port Phillip during the busy Christmas-Easter period, allowing boaters to moor their vessels and enjoy using additional destination berths.

VIC VIC Club News

Wed 19 Jan 2022

Windsurfers continue to grow despite COVID challenges

The 2021/22 Windsurfer Australian Championships, following a year off from COVID-19, is set to go ahead at the Parkdale Yacht Club in Melbourne’s bayside area from 19-23 January, with a large and diverse fleet of competitors attending from across Australia.

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Wed 22 Dec 2021

Pacer National Championships

Pacer National Championships. Come race with us! 28th Dec, 2021 - 2nd Jan 2022, Black Rock Yacht Club

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Wed 22 Dec 2021

Couta Boat Coffee Table Book

The Couta Boat Association is about to launch a 430 page hard cover Coffee Table Book: The Tradition lives On – A Register of the Historic Couta Boats featuring the history of 200 Couta Boats.

VIC

Mon 06 Dec 2021

Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta 2022

After missing out in 2021, the largest gathering of classic wooden dinghies in Australia converges on Inverloch in February 2022 as the Regatta returns for an 8th year.

VIC

Mon 06 Dec 2021

Petersville Regatta is Approaching

Get aboard the Petersville Regatta... Entries filling fast

VIC

Mon 06 Dec 2021

Discover Dinghy Sailing!

Dinghies courses are tailored for both teenagers and adults and involve sailing on small exhilarating boats (one, two or three crew vessels). Read the full article to discover more information about the Dinghy program, Instructors and Centres.

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Mon 15 Nov 2021