Before the last race began it was clear that this last race of the series would determine not only the winner of the Summer Aggregate but also the winners of the Sunday Plate and Noelle Coram Trophies. That was achieved by race end but not without incident. Of the 26 starters, five retired. Of those […]

Forty five yachts took place in the third race of the winter series which is probably a record for any WW winter or summer series. It would be naive not to think the weather had something to do with the good participation. There was a succinct and accurate forecast by BOM –“Variable winds about 10 […]

Sandringham Yacht Club presents Guest Speaker LEX BERTRAND. Thursday 10 May 2018 at 7:30PM in The Port Phillip Room Champion local sailor who understands what sailors want to know about the weather and how to optimize that knowledge in your strategies. Members and guests welcome, No RSVP required.

For the second time in 3 races VINDALOO (John Taylor) ran through the fleet to record yet another win. Hot stuff indeed particularly as she not only won the race but also won Start of the Day. She was joined on the podium in 2nd place by last week’s 5th place getter PHOENIX (Alex Tseberg). […]

With a ridge of high pressure lying over southern Victoria, the stage was set for a magnificent start to the series. A day of blue skies, sunshine, a steady breeze and seas below a metre were conditions ideal for a wonderful opening sail. Observations at Fawkner Beacon recorded a southerly breeze of about 14 knots […]

The forecast of gale force winds caused race 12 to be abandoned. This was the second abandoned race in the 13 race series. A westerly breeze averaging 30 knots for the morning was recorded at Fawkner Beacon. Gusts exceeding 50 knots were recorded in the late morning. Read more…

The final race of the series produced yet another different winner – VINDALOO (John Taylor) the 18th in 20 races. The results show that she finished 6 minutes 28 seconds ahead of FIREFOX (Kim Beveridge & Howard Davis) in 2nd place. However, FIREFOX was one of 7 yachts to start too soon and receive a […]

Race 24 became the fifth race to be abandoned this series. This is the most abandoned races in the past 5 summer series. Yachts planning a late challenge on the leaders have been thwarted. Only 5 of the last 9 races have been completed with 4 races abandoned due to strong winds. However, there is […]

At the SYC General Meeting held on Tuesday, 20 March 2018 SYC Member Margot Watt was awarded SYC Life Membership. Life membership is the greatest honour that can be bestowed upon a member. Margot is highly deserving and it was a very popular award at the well-attended General Meeting.   Margot Watt joined Sandringham Yacht […]