After months of anticipation, the Cruise in Company/Bass Strait Cruise commenced on Saturday March 9 with a sail or motor to Martha Cove. In the second half the wind picked up so we had an enjoyable couple of hours sailing down. 17 boats berthed at Martha Cove and the channel was fractionally (only fractionally) deeper […]

Our April Guest Speaker evening is Wednesday 10 April 2019 at 7:30pm in the Port Phillip Room. Mal Hart, a shipwright, has been building and racing high performance racing yachts since 1980. Past builds include Scandia, Ichiban, Ausmaid, Volvo boats and many TP 52’s. When the GFC slowed this work right down, Hart Marine, at […]

Boating isn’t just a hobby, it’s a LIFESTYLE! Come and join us at Melbourne City Marina, Docklands and ‘hang out’ with your fellow SYC members enjoying a few ‘cold ones’, a tasty dinner, of course, a fun night to celebrate the end of the summer boating season! Friday 5 April and Saturday 6 April returning to SYC […]

On Wednesday February 13 we were treated to “ An Evening with Alma” Long standing club member Ken Gayler spoke about all aspects of the Alma Doepel: drawing on his 8 years of volunteered work on the project. The Alma Doepel was launched as a tall ship in 1903 and saw service as lumber and […]

The Annual SYC Cup NavRally was held on Sunday February 10. The weather was overcast with a bit of wind and chop but given there was a strong contingent committed to coming from Royals a call was made to hold the event. The sun came out and the wind moderated and it turned into a […]

4 January 2019 Update regarding On-Water Safety at SYC In April 2018, during the conduct of the Association Cup, sailor Max Peters tragically passed away whilst competing for the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria. As the organising authority of the 2018 race, SYC subsequently conducted an internal review to ascertain whether there were any learnings […]

On a glorious Wednesday evening 120 people sat down to the annual Recreational Boating Christmas Party. A week before we only had 47 bookings but our worries vanished in a last minute rush of enthusiasts. The cooks were Peter Hickey and Bruce Saunders, the organisers and directors were Kate McCutcheon and Dawn Cleaver. George Shaw […]

Dear Members It’s a wonderful time of year at SYC with the Club in full swing. Here’s a few timely updates for you starting with some important housekeeping; Safety By-laws In accordance with Section 34.3 of the Constitution, I am writing to notify you that a number of amendments have been made by General Committee […]