This series has been affected more than most by some of the more variable sailing conditions experienced for a long time. Winds as high 36 knots to no wind at all have been recorded on Wednesday afternoons throughout the winter. Strong winds have resulted in 6 abandoned races whilst light winds have resulted in 6 […]

The Club Marine Sandringham Yacht Club Boating Academy is excited to announce that we have launched our new OutThere Sailing program.  Our OutThere Sailing program targets teenagers aged between 12 to 17 years of age and offers them a fun and engaging age based program.  OutThere Sailing offers participants the perfect opportunity to spend time […]

Racing Rules of Sailing Rules Workshop Thursday 29 August at 7:30pm No RSVP required Workshop style format organise your crew to come along and advance your knowledge interesting real life scenarios Why not make the most of your night and take advantage of our current food and beverage offering with meals available in the Members’ […]

An initial lack of breeze saw a 20 minute postponement to the start of the race. The chance of completing the 9.8 nautical mile 6 leg course 25 seemed remote. However the breeze that did arrive was more than enough. It averaged 16 knots from the north north west allowing 30 of the 31 starters […]

Some ominous signs faced Sunday sailors before the start of this race. A strong wind warning had been issued for Port Philip; showers and thunderstorms were forecast; and, the temperature had only reached 7.5° C by 0930. As it turned out the wind averaged only 16 knots for the morning; there were neither showers nor thunderstorms; […]

Mike Keusgen and myself were very fortunate to again join SYC’s Robi Stauber and his team of Finnish sailors to race in the just completed 2019 Fastnet Yacht Race. This event was the fourth leg of a great campaign of racing in Europe over the last few years, having now competed in the 2016 Rolex […]

A breeze that averaged only about 5 knots for the afternoon saw a race that began as a 7 leg 9.8 nautical mile course reduced to one of 2 legs and about 4.4 nautical miles. Ominous signs appeared early in the afternoon when the lack of breeze delayed the start by 10 minutes. During the […]

On a very nice winter’s day our fleet was swelled to 10 as last minute sign ups responded to the good weather. We made our way north in light winds and rafted up to the Northern end of the Royal Melbourne yacht Squadron wharf. Many thanks to Royal Melbourne – again!! Lunch was the usual […]

Australian Sailing’s Discover Sailing End of Year Report has been released and Sandringham Yacht Club has had amazing results all round. SYC has been named #1 Keelboat Centre in Australia and came in 2nd overall, behind only Australian Sailing’s The Boatshed. Read more of the report here.

Race 18 came to an end at 16:46:45 when the last of the 30 yacht fleet crossed the finish line. All the starters finished in time with two yachts able sail for over 3 hours. With flat seas and sunshine this was not too onerous. The race was around the 7 leg 9.8 nautical mile […]