Australian Sailing invites you to attend the annual Race Official Seminar at Sail Melbourne held at Royal Brighton Yacht Club.  This seminar will provide you the latest trends from WS, offer you the opportunity to ask questions and provide our presenters with scenarios. This seminar is a free seminar to all Race Officials and volunteers […]

The average wind speed recorded at Fawkner Beacon for the afternoon was about 21 knots – the highest for a race this series. With three of the 38 yachts retiring, it was not an afternoon free of incidents. There was a timely and very successful recovery of a man overboard carried out by DOLPHIN PLAY […]

The entire fleet of 21 yachts successfully completed the longest course of the series so far. Helped by a breeze that averaged about 13 knots for the morning they sailed around the 10.8 nautical mile course 41 in an average time of about 2:18:36. The breeze eased and shifted from SE to the SSW as […]

Every race this series has produced 3 different podium finishers. There has yet to be a yacht to claim more than one. It was LEBROK (Theo Korbel) who led the 38 yacht fleet across the finish line in race 8 for her first podium finish of the series. BON VIVANT (Russell Keays) was 2nd to […]

On the weekend of 17-18 November 2018, there were a group of SYC OTB and keelboat sailors who traveled to the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria to compete in the 2018 Lipton Cup Regatta. As usual, we had some standout results both from an Off the Beach and Keelboat perspective! Congratulations to all of our […]

Sandringham Yacht Club is looking to organise an Australian Sailing Club Auditor’s Course in an attempt to grow our existing pool of auditors. We are currently seeking expressions of interest from those who may be interested in completing this course and making themselves available to assist the SYC Sail Committee with the auditing of our […]

Blue skies, flat seas and a light but steady breeze that shifted from the south east to the SSW were enjoyed by a 26 yacht fleet on Sunday morning. They sailed around the 9.8 nautical mile course 24 in a breeze that averaged about 8 knots for the race. With about 40% of the course […]

All the things necessary for race were in place. Handicaps had been published; a course selected; the initial start signal had sounded; and the early starters were ready to cross the start line when a squall arrived causing the race to be abandoned.  The change in conditions was significant and occurred in a short space […]

SYC had 4 boats that were entered into the Melbourne to Stanley race over the weekend. We would like to congratulate them on completing the race given the wet, windy and tough conditions! SYC results were as follows: Line Honours: Avalanche – 1st Patriot – 3rd IRC: Patriot – 1st Avalanche – 2nd Bandit – […]