A northerly breeze that averaged about 18 knots for the morning (strongest of the series) kept crews busy as they sailed around the 10.6 nautical mile course 40. This was the longest course of the series but 17 of the 18 yacht fleet completed the 7 leg course well within the time limit with the […]

A magnificent autumn Wednesday afternoon attracted 34 yachts on to the water for race 17 of the summer series (only 3 races remaining). Blue skies, flat water and a largely southerly breeze that averaged about 8 knots for the afternoon kept the fleet moving around the 7 leg course 12. The breeze was not quite […]

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Our May Guest Speaker evening is Doug and Sandra Williams at 7:30pm in the Port Phillip Room. Doug and Sandra Williams, long standing SYC members. They have cruised the South West Pacific extensively. Since 2010 they have spent the cruising season in the Pacific Islands, returning to New Zealand for the cyclone season each year. […]

Over the Easter school holidays a group of 11 SYC Opti sailors travelled to Adelaide Sailing Club to compete in the Australian Optimist Regatta.  The event replaced the National Championships which were due to be held in Fremantle in January. Some sailors attended the 3 pre-regatta training sessions to get to know the waters. Open […]

Rec Boating – April Docklands Cruise Our April cruise saw 20 boats and 47 SYC members enjoying a lovely sunny Saturday afternoon trip to the top of the Bay in a softening 10 knots of breeze and leisurely run up the river to Docklands. All gathered up in the Marina lounge for a wine tasting […]

On Sunday 18 April SYC retained the Association Cup (115 year competition between clubs on Port Phillip Bay). The original competition was to be held at SYC on Sunday 14 April 2021, but the wind on the day caused us to postpone until Sunday 17 April. Recorded wind in the tower on 14 April was 61 […]