Congratulations to SYC member, Gill Stubbs, who was announced as the Club Person of the Year on Opening Day! Gill joined the Club in 2008 and has been an active member in Recreational Boating events for many years. Since joining, Gill has been involved in many facets of SYC including proof reading our annual Off […]

True Colours celebrate first ORCV offshore race with a win  John Strahan’s and his True Colours crew are celebrating after winning both AMS and ORCc divisions in the season opening Ocean Racing Club of Victoria offshore race. The 55 nautical mile Bass Strait race starting off Queenscliff was a real test for crew and equipment in windy and choppy conditions.  Sailing an easterly course to Cape Schanck with a 25 knot south easterly the fleet set sail with reefed mainsails. It was a quick refresher course of sailing into the wind in Bass Strait.  “The conditions were challenging, with a swell in one direction and chop in the other, with gust […]

Bring your Festive Cheer & come and join your fellow Members! Recreational Boating Power and Sail Committee welcome all Club members to join us at the Recreational Boating Christmas break up and get together. If there is one thing we all love about summer, its that it’s barbeque season! It’s time to fire up the […]

It was a relief to see the overnight and morning rain ended before the start of the first race of the WW 2021-22 series. Although the rain disappeared and the sun made an occasional appearance the water did remain choppy with the wind chiefly from the south, averaging about 11 knots for the afternoon. Thirty […]

Apart from the stand alone race on Sunday 31 Oct 2021 this was the first Sunday morning race since 11 July 2021 – the last race of the abandoned winter series. Eighteen of the 34 yachts entered in the series aggregate hoisted their sails to contest the first race of this Summer Series which was […]

Vale Guy Dwyer The Commodore, Flag Officers, members and staff of Sandringham Yacht Club mourn the passing of Guy Dwyer. Guy passed away after recent illnesses on Thursday, 30 September, 2021 aged 72 years. He was a valued member at SYC for 38 years. He contributed enthusiastically to many facets of SYC including serving on […]

After 15 years of excellent service to the Club, sadly Naomi Smith (Nomes) is leaving us. Nomes has secured a full time opportunity with a great local school near her home and we wish her all the very best. She finishes up her employment at SYC on Friday 1 October.  She will however see out […]