Term 1 Courses available book now!

Term 1 2023 courses are available to book now.

We can’t wait to see everyone back down at the club! Term 1 sailing school commences on Saturday 11th Feb and Sunday 12th Feb 2023.

Saturday:

• Start sailing 1/2 12:00-2:00pm

• Tackers 1-3 ! NEW program. We’re excited to start running this amazing program in our new training boats. Learn more about tackers here: https://www.sailingresources.org.au/tackers/

Sunday:

• Start sailing 1/2 8:00-10:30am

• Better sailing 8:00-10:30am

We look forward to welcoming new faces and families!

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Summer Holiday Camps

Great fun week for kids! Learn to sail and more!

Course time: 9am-3pm

Ages: 6+

Experience: beginners to advanced & racing
Please note all camps commence on the first listed date, usually a Monday.

Week 3
16th Jan - 20th Jan 2023 (choose 5, 4 or 3 day camp)

Week 4
23rd Jan - 25th Jan 2023 (3 day camp)

Term 1 2023 courses available to book now

Term 1 2023 course are available to book now.

We can’t wait to see everyone back down at the club, term 1 sailing school commences on Saturday 11th Feb and Sunday 12th Feb 2023.

If you have any questions regarding the course level for your child please see our course guide, or email the head coach for a recommendation.

Summer Holiday Camps!

A great introduction to sailing for anyone thinking of trialing the sport before committing to a term program. Holiday camps are packed with heaps of fun and learning, overseen by qualified Australian Sailing Instructors.

Summer Holiday Camps

Course time: 9am-3pm

Ages: 6+

Experience: beginners to advanced & racing
Please note all camps commence on the first listed date, usually a Monday.

Week 2
9th Jan - 13th Jan 2023 (choose 5, 4 or 3 day camp)

Week 3
16th Jan - 20th Jan 2023 (choose 5, 4 or 3 day camp)

Week 4
23rd Jan - 25th Jan 2023 (3 day camp)

Bon Voyage Adele!

This week is Adele’s last week at the club before she heads to Uppsala in Sweden next week to continue her studies.

Adele has been a priceless asset to the club since starting 5 years ago and has nurtured the sailing school to become what it is today. We wish her all the best and every success in her endeavors.

Adele, You will be missed.

Miles Davey will be filling Adele’s shoes after working closely with her since the beginning of summer.

Summer Holiday Camps filling up!

Our Summer Holiday Camps are filling up fast! Members receive a discount, and active kids vouchers can be applied to all bookings. The perfect Christmas present!

Summer Holiday Camps

Course time: 9am-3pm

Ages: 6+

Experience: beginners to advanced & racing
Please note all camps commence on the first listed date, usually a Monday.

January 2023

Week 1
4th Jan - 6th Jan 2023 (3 day camp)

Week 2
9th Jan - 13th Jan 2023 (choose 5, 4 or 3 day camp)

Week 3
16th Jan - 20th Jan 2023 (choose 5, 4 or 3 day camp)

Week 4
23rd Jan - 25th Jan 2023 (3 day camp)

Feedback deadline closing soon - Watsons Bay Wharf Development Proposals

A reminder that the deadline for leaving feedback on the Watsons Bay Wharf Proposals is closing soon.

Transport for NSW is seeking community feedback for the redevelopment of the wharf at Watsons Bay. One of the options proposed involves the construction of a second, additional piece of wharf infrastructure out into Watsons Bay.

You can review the proposed options here.

VA12SC believes that the construction of an additional wharf into Watsons Bay is unnecessary and detrimental to the users of this part of the harbour.

You can leave feedback by emailing wharfupgradeprogram@transport.nsw.gov.au or by completing the survey on the proposals here

Club Sailing resuming in 2023

Club Racing resumes on Sunday 5th February 2023 with Club Championship races 7 and 8.

Our Sailing School starts the following week on Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th of February 2023. Term one Sailing School courses will be available to book before Christmas.

View our club calendar

Summer Holiday Camps filling up!

Our Summer Holiday Camps are filling up fast! Members receive a discount, and active kids vouchers can be applied to all bookings. Book now.

Summer Holiday Camps

Course time: 9am-3pm

Ages: 6+

Experience: beginners to advanced & racing
Please note all camps commence on the first listed date, usually a Monday.

December 2022

Week 3
19th Dec - 23rd Dec 2022 (choose 5, 4 or 3 day camp)

January 2023

Week 1
4th Jan - 6th Jan 2023 (3 day camp)

Week 2
9th Jan - 13th Jan 2023 (choose 5, 4 or 3 day camp)

Week 3
16th Jan - 20th Jan 2023 (choose 5, 4 or 3 day camp)

Week 4
23rd Jan - 25th Jan 2023 (3 day camp)

Let your old gear go sailing again!

Your old sailing gear doesn’t want to sit in a stuffy old closet! It wants to be out on the water, covered in salt spray, wind in it’s…

In the interest of giving used sailing gear another chance to get out on the water, we’ve got a new section on the website where members can post used sailing gear for sale!

It helps new members get into the sport, and stops gear sitting in closets, or worse, going to landfill!

You can donate your old gear, and help give some new sailors a hand getting into the sport.

Or send us a pic of the gear, and let us know how much you want for it, and we’ll put it in the VA12SC marketplace!

Give it another chance to go sailing, you know it wants to!

If you’re new to the sport and need some gear, head there now!

https://www.va12sc.org.au/used-sailing-gear-for-sale

Dick Winning Fun Day 2022

What a great day! Thanks to everyone who came along and helped make this year’s Dick Winning Fun Day such a success! With an appearance from Santa, and lots of games and great food, we hope everyone enjoyed themselves! It was a great way to end the first half of the season. Have a great break and we look forward to seeing everyone back at the club in January.

One of our young sailors put this fantastic video together. Thanks Matthew Arnold!

VA12SC weekend events

Saturday 19/11/22

8-11am: Kambala School Sailing

12-2pm: Saturday Sailing School, Start Sailing 1

Sunday 20/11/22

10am-4pm: Dick Winning Fun Day

1pm: Term 4 Sailing School Presentation

Event info and RSVP here

4th December: Dick Winning Fun Day & Sailing School Presentation

This Sunday 4th of December is our annual Dick Winning Fun Day and Term 4 Sailing School Presentation.

We can’t wait to spend the day celebrating the first half of the sailing season and Christmas!

The BBQ will be running so BYO meat and a plate to share. Afternoon tea and refreshments will be provided by the club. Please RSVP if you will be attending the event so we can cater for all (even if you are just attending the Sailing School Presentation).

Don’t forget to bring a present to put under the tree with your child’s name on it so Santa can distribute! Great gift ideas include, sailing gloves, a lifejacket, sunglasses, sailing boots or a hat!

Program of Events

10am - 10.45am - Greasy Pole (three categories: under 10 yrs, 10 - 13yrs, 13yrs +)

10.45am - 11.45am - Swimming Races (kids & parent categories!)

12pm - 1pm - Lunch

1pm - 1:30pm - Term 4 Sailing School Presentation.

1:30pm - 2pm - Beach Games (Tug of war & Treasure Hunt)

2pm - 3pm - Kids & Parents Pacer, PJ and Opti race (start in front of clubhouse).

3pm - Afternoon tea, with a guest appearance from Santa!

We hope to see you all there.

The Committee.

Well done Zac and Ethan!

Our F11 sailors Zac Golofsky and Ethan Rushton competed at the Flying 11 states over the weekend. While day 2 had to be abandoned due to wind conditions, they both performed really well on Day 1, finishing 17th out of 40 boats. Well done Zac and Ethan and good luck for the next round in February!

Free to a good home!

The club has updated 3 of our support RIBs.

The first to arrive, a replacement for “Comet”, is on the water and looking great!

The next two are on their way from the manufacturer, and will be on the water soon.

That means we have some old RIBs we are getting rid of. If any members are interested in taking ownership of our retired RIBs, please email and we can show you the boats and arrange for you to collect.

They are well used, and tired, but they float. They may need some repairs of tubes, or fibreglass work on hull to make them seaworthy, so know what you are getting. They are definitely not BNIB. But the price is right!

First in first served.

Email Adele to get your hands on a great(ish) little inflatable boat. headcoach@va12sc.org.au

VA12SC weekend events

This weekend the Flying Elevens and Cherubs will be competing in NSW State Championships. Best of luck to our competitors representing VA12SC.

Saturday 19/11/22

8-11am: Kambala School Sailing

12-2pm: Saturday Sailing School, Start Sailing 1

10am-4pm: F11 States at LC12ftSSC. Cherub States at Belmont.

Sunday 20/11/22 See the Sunday runsheet here.

8-10:30am: Start Sailing 1, 2, Better Sailing

10:30am-12:30pm: Start Racing, Better Racing, Adventure Sailing. Club membership required

10:15: Sabot racing briefing

11am: Sabot racing

10am-4pm: F11 States at LC12ftSSC. Cherub States at Belmont.

Dick Winning Fun Day

Save the date: 4th of December is our annual Dick Winning Fun Day and Term 4 Sailing School Presentation.

Come spend the day at VA12SC celebrating the first half of the sailing season and Christmas. The BBQ will be running so BYO meat and a plate to share! Afternoon tea and refreshments will be provided by the club. Please RSVP if you will be attending the event, so Santa can cater for all (even if you are just attending the Sailing School Presentation).

Program of Events

10am - 10.45am - Greasy Pole (three categories: under 10 yrs, 10 - 13yrs, 13yrs +)

10.45am - 11.45am - Swimming Races (kids & parent categories!)

12pm - 1pm - Lunch

1pm - 1:30pm - Term 4 Sailing School Presentation.

1:30pm - 2pm - Beach Games (Tug of war & Treasure Hunt)

2pm - 3pm - Kids & Parents Pacer, PJ and Opti race (start in front of clubhouse).

3pm - Afternoon tea, with a guest appearance from Santa!

We hope to see you all there

The Committee.

Welcome Miles!

We are really excited to welcome Miles Davey to the VA12SC. Miles is going to be taking over the Head Coach position at the club, assuming Adele’s role at the start of the new year.

Miles brings a wealth of coaching and competitive sailing experience to the club.

He started sailing at Lane Cove in Sabots as a young boy, and competed at VA12SC regularly. Learning the basics, and loving the sport of sailing, he moved into 29ers, where they won 2 National titles. He has also sailed in two youth worlds, finishing in 3rd place in Houston, Texas.

He recently started sailing the Olympic 49er class, coming 13th at the world championships in Oman in 2021, and is aiming to qualify for the Olympics in 2024.

He also sails 18ft skiffs, alongside a large group of ex VA12SC sailors.

So make sure you say hi when you see him at the club, and welcome him to the 12 footers!

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