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The club is open on Sundays during terms 4 and 1 from 8.30am until about 4pm.
Our club is run by volunteers, so if your query cannot answered by the frequently asked questions (FAQs) and you’ve had a good look through the website, then send us a message and we will get back to you, hopefully within a couple of days.
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Come join us down at the club to celebrate the end of our 2024/25 Season, Sunday 6th April!
We have finalised the run-sheet! These events are the traditional calendar highlights, bringing all our families together for old-fashioned community fun. If you want more details, please click the button below for the full run sheet.
Want to continue sailing this winter? Join us down at the club every 3rd Sunday, starting 4th May!
Course cost: $150
Please note this event is available to members only.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at sailingschool@va12sc.org.au
Our April Holiday Camp is now available to book! Secure your child’s place now before its too late!
Monday 14th April - Thursday 17th April 2025
Holiday camps are perfect for Kids of all sailing ability to have fun out on the water!
If you’re kids are keen, click the link below to book:
Should you have any questions and/or would like to book specific days please don’t hesitate to contact us, we are flexible and always happy to assist!
A new Holiday Camp experience in partnership with Ultimate Lifeguard Xperiences! This school holiday program runs from 22-24 April, 9 AM to 3 PM, with optional after-hours care (3–4 PM: $50/ 4–5 PM: $100).
Kids will experience:
• Real-life rescue skills
• Fun, practical first aid activities
• Games and team challenges
• Sailing
• Stand-up paddleboarding
• Lifeguard board training/rescues
• Kayaking
Activities may vary depending on the weather.
Visit the link here for more information.
Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
The club hosted a Yin and Gin, a relaxed yoga session backed up with Gin Cocktails last Friday night Cocktail master Commodore Gollofsky hosted the evening, kicking off with a relaxing yoga session accompanied by the soothing sounds of acoustic guitar and vocals from local musician Sam Joole. It’s the first time the club has done an event like this and is the result of a collaboration with our resident yoga teacher Cara Pussy (Innerspace Yoga).
The evening provided an opportunity for local mums and mums of our sailors to make social connections and share our beautiful space. Our club at its core relies on the connections we make within the community, the people we know and those who we have yet to meet.
A massive thank you to the organising committee - headed by Barbara Romero and the social committee for pulling this all together and making the evening a success. Stay tuned for news of future social events.
Friday 28th March, 5:45-8:3pm @ Vaucluse Amateur 12ft Sailing Club
Come and join us for a luxurious 75 min Yin Yoga class accompanied by the ambient sounds of musician Sam Joole. Then enjoy a gin-based cocktail (non-alcohol options of course available) on the waterfront deck of the sailing club and watch the sunset over the harbour. Please bring a yoga mat and a cushion or yoga bolster if you have one. Please share this with anyone you think could benefit from an evening of chillaxing xx
Tickets are on sale now!
Please contact Cara from Innerspace yoga if you would like to know more about yoga at our club!
E: innerspaceyogasydney@gmail.com
P : 0411 411 219
Come join us down at the club to celebrate the end of our 2024/25 Season, Sunday 6th April!
We have finalised the run-sheet! These events are the traditional calendar highlights, bringing all our families together for old-fashioned community fun. If you want more details, please click the button below for the full run sheet.
Our April Holiday Camp is now available to book! Secure your child’s place now before its too late!
Monday 14th April - Thursday 17th April 2025
Holiday camps are perfect for Kids of all sailing ability to have fun out on the water!
If you’re kids are keen, click the link below to book:
Should you have any questions and/or would like to book specific days please don’t hesitate to contact us, we are flexible and always happy to assist!
A new Holiday Camp experience in partnership with Ultimate Lifeguard Xperiences! This school holiday program runs from 22-24 April, 9 AM to 3 PM, with optional after-hours care (3–4 PM: $50/ 4–5 PM: $100).
Kids will experience:
• Real-life rescue skills
• Fun, practical first aid activities
• Games and team challenges
• Sailing
• Stand-up paddleboarding
• Lifeguard board training/rescues
• Kayaking
Activities may vary depending on the weather.
Visit the link here for more information.
Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Friday 28th March, 5:45-8:3pm @ Vaucluse Amateur 12ft Sailing Club
Come and join us for a luxurious 75 min Yin Yoga class accompanied by the ambient sounds of musician Sam Joole. Then enjoy a gin-based cocktail (non-alcohol options of course available) on the waterfront deck of the sailing club and watch the sunset over the harbour. Please bring a yoga mat and a cushion or yoga bolster if you have one. Please share this with anyone you think could benefit from an evening of chillaxing xx
Tickets are on sale now!
Please contact Cara from Innerspace yoga if you would like to know more about yoga at our club!
E: innerspaceyogasydney@gmail.com
P : 0411 411 219
The Dick Winning Fun Day is back with a bang, slippery pole, parent races, swimming, sailing and much more. These events are the traditional calendar highlights, bringing all our families together for old-fashioned community fun.
Please note that this is not the final run sheet, changes may be made in the lead-up to this event!
Our April Holiday Camp is now available to book! Secure your child’s place now before its too late!
Monday 14th April - Thursday 17th April 2025
Holiday camps are perfect for Kids of all sailing ability to have fun out on the water!
If you’re kids are keen, click the link below to book:
Should you have any questions and/or would like to book specific days please don’t hesitate to contact us, we are flexible and always happy to assist!
Emma and Lachlan Badger flew the flag for Vaucluse on the weekend, attending Narrabeen Sailing Club, Southern Sabot NSW Zone Regatta. Lachlan competed in his first regatta, sailing as a two-up, while Emma finished fifth overall!
Our thanks go to Narrabeen Sailing Club, as excellent hosts. A stellar effort given the absence of a clubhouse, lost to fire 3 years ago. It’s amazing what a few shipping containers and an active community can deliver and; a testament to the strength of a supportive sailing community that the club has and continues to bounce back.
For more information, check out Narrabeen’s Instagram feed for Regatta highlights here.
Our Commodore and Vice were away this weekend but club operations ran smoothly. Our sailing families pulled together and ran a successful day of racing in beautiful conditions and; given the heat on Sunday one could not have asked for a better place to spend much of the day.
Dave Keyte set marks, Willi stepped up for the first time as our RO with Dave and we had a nice fleet of F11s Sabots and PJs. It seems that we have settled into a nice regular pattern that allows our enthusiastic young sailors to develop their skills. Many thanks to our race fleet families. This weekend highlighted what our club is about coming together, mucking in to get everyone out on the water and having fun. Lessons were learnt for next time and everyone went home happy.
Happy sailing - see you all out on the water next week!
Friday 28th March, 5:45-8:3pm @ Vaucluse Amateur 12ft Sailing Club
Come and join us for a luxurious 75 min Yin Yoga class accompanied by the ambient sounds of musician Sam Joole. Then enjoy a gin-based cocktail (non-alcohol options of course available) on the waterfront deck of the sailing club and watch the sunset over the harbour. Please bring a yoga mat and a cushion or yoga bolster if you have one. Please share this with anyone you think could benefit from an evening of chillaxing xx
Tickets are on sale now!
Please contact Cara from Innerspace yoga if you would like to know more about yoga at our club!
E: innerspaceyogasydney@gmail.com
P : 0411 411 219
Happy Commodore!
Back at New Year, we had a charter boat pull up on our trot line and proceed to let the guests jump off our wharf. They damaged one of the ladders and left, taking our trot line in their propeller. I was not a happy chappy. Luckily, CCTV was able to show the person involved clearly.
All's well that ends well. The owner of the vessel has been so lovely and apologetic, and this week I was able to give him the costs involved, and he has placed the money into our bank account.
Credit when credit is due, and because Phil is a champion, might i suggest if you are looking for a vessel to hire visit charterboatcentral.com.au and look up the boat Lynx.
A reminder that only members can use the clubhouse and if you do see anyone on the deck or trying to come in the front door, please politely suggest they become a member or leave.
Happy Thursday!
Geoff Golovsky, Commodore
2026 is our Club’s Centenary Year and I intend to make it BIG. This will require significant effort, interest and of course, interested volunteers.
Our club has a long and proud history. Visitors are always delighted to see its pedigree, not only skiff sailing but also international class yachting. The most important thing about our club, putting aside the elite sailors, is the passion and the community that has developed around it through its almost ten decades of operation.
An icebreaker questionnaire has been prepared that we would like circulated in the community. If you know any past members who may help compile the history, please reach out to me. It is important to capture the essence and stories of our club.
2026 will be a packed calendar year, the current committee intends to hold events that will enable the community to reconnect with the club and celebrate alongside the wider sailing community. If you would like to be part of organising the Centenary year or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me: vicecommodore@va12sc.org.au
lets make it worthwhile!
Sally Badger, Vice Commodore
Our April Holiday Camp is now available to book! Secure your child’s place now before its too late!
Monday 14th April - Thursday 17th April 2025
Holiday camps are perfect for Kids of all sailing ability to have fun out on the water!
If you’re kids are keen, click the link below to book:
Should you have any questions and/or would like to book specific days please don’t hesitate to contact us, we are flexible and always happy to assist!
Friday 28th March, 5:45-8:3pm @ Vaucluse Amateur 12ft Sailing Club
Come and join us for a luxurious 75 min Yin Yoga class accompanied by the ambient sounds of musician Sam Joole. Then enjoy a gin-based cocktail (non-alcohol options of course available) on the waterfront deck of the sailing club and watch the sunset over the harbour. Please bring a yoga mat and a cushion or yoga bolster if you have one. Please share this with anyone you think could benefit from an evening of chillaxing xx
Tickets are on sale now!
Please contact Cara from Innerspace yoga if you would like to know more about yoga at our club!
E: innerspaceyogasydney@gmail.com
P : 0411 411 219
6th April for our end-of-season prizegiving and Dick Winning fun day!
We welcome all Club members, Learn to Sail participants and their families to celebrate the end of our 2024/2025 Sailing Season! We will be giving out certificates to recognise participants’ successful completion of our courses as well as offering fun activities for all.