Spring Handicap: Week 4 & Single-Handed Championship: Round 1 The Vincentia Sailing Club saw an action-packed day of highly competitive sailing on for the first round of the Single-Handed club championship, as our intrepid mariners took to the moona moona under the watchful eyes of biraga baliya, the big nor’ easterly sea-breeze. Filling in later […]
Category Archives: News
18
Sep
Sep
Spring Handicap: Week 3 The third weekend of the Vincentia Sailing Club’s Spring Handicap was definitely one to remember, as gurugama [the westerly] blew down from the hills with a ferocity only the most fearless (and ludicrous) mariners could handle. Upon arrival, our sailors were met with a complete glass off right across the moona moona […]
11
Sep
Sep
The second weekend of the VSC’s Spring Handicap was one to remember, incorporating the first round of the double-handed Club Championship.
04
Sep
Sep
Spring Handicap: Week 1 It’s the first weekend of spring. The sun is shining. These breeze is hardly blowing. But, it’s Father’s Day! The VSC could not of had a better start to the sailing season, with a picturesque day on the waters of Jervis Bay. Filling in later than expected, a shifty, easterly breeze […]
16
Aug
Aug
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 […]
28
Jul
Jul
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 […]
26
Jun
Jun
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 […]
13
Jun
Jun
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 […]
News, Regatta Reports
Winners are Grinners for the Vincentia Sailing Club at the NSW & Victorian Hobie State Championships
16
Mar
Mar
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.
02
Mar
Mar
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 […]