Success has continued on the water for the mighty mariners at the Vincentia Sailing Club, with astounding results across the board. Since March, our intrepid sailors have travelled to Batemans Bay, back up to Lake Macquarie and most recently to Moreton Bay in Queensland for an unforgettable weekend in the Sunshine State Combined High Schools […]
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Was there ever a doubt Team Australia wouldn’t pull off The Italian Job… On the final day of the Queensland State Championships at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Rod Waterhouse came to MB and myself with a proposal: head to Italy for the Hobie 14 Worlds, clean up the podium, get the job done. Sounds easy […]
The Vincentia Sailing Club’s Hobie 14 Training & Development weekend went down in style on Saturday and Sunday. With Gurugama blowing in from the west, the VSC’s Race Officer, John Eastment put on a dozen short, high intensity races a short reach of Plantation Point. Over the course of the weekend, three Hobie 16s hit […]
The Butler Boys are off to the Hobie 14 World Championships The Hobie 14 class is only getting stronger around the country, and during the ‘off-season’, it’s about time we begin training, developing and fine tuning our skills as helms on the original off-the-beach catamaran. Local legends The Butler Boys, Paddy & Mick, along with […]
It’s been a successful last couple of months for the Vincentia Sailing Club, with champions rising in all shapes and sizes over the last few regattas. In particular, the NSW Hobie Cat State Championships, along with the Victorian Hobie Cat State Championships.
What a great day on the Bay! What an epic day for the VSC Discover Sailing Day! A 10-12 knot sea-breeze blowing across the Bay allowed for perfect conditions on the Moona Moona. The Hobie Waves, Dragoons, Bravo, Getaway, along with Clare, Steve, MB & Paddy’s 16 all hit the water with new families and […]
The VSC is hosting our Discover Sailing Day on Sunday the 26th February from 10am. We invite everyone from the Jervis Bay community to come down and try sailing on one of the most pristine waterways in the world. Home of the 2023 Hobie 14 National Champion, Bryn Robinson-Mills, the 2007 Hobie 16 World Champion, […]
Well, was that worth the wait or what?! It’s all said and done. The racing sails have been dropped, rolled up and put back into storage after what has been one of the most spectacular gatherings of the Australian Hobie Family in over 50 years. Across the 10 day extravaganza, the true meaning of “having […]
Calling all VSC Members & Friends, The intrepid Team at the VSC are ecstatic about hosting the 50th Australian Hobie Cat Nationals in less than a month’s time! Consequently, there is still a lot of work to be done on our small, yet homely, two-door garage. The Friday the 27th of November, the VSC are […]
The breeze is blowing, the barbie is firing and the grommets are out in force. Just like the days of yore, the barbecue was back on the cook, the sailors were gathering for a feed, and the gaggle of grommets were on the hill yarning about their time on the water. The VSC’s Race Officer, […]