VSC’s morning started with a highly valued defibrillator & CPR refresh session, and we’d like to extend a HUGE thank-you to Colleen from South Coast First Aid for volunteering her time and expertise with us. Our members were very engaged with understanding basic life support in our sailing context, and now feel very well-equipped to […]
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Nov
Nov
Friday Friday 8th November marked Round 1 of the VSC’s WaveGP Twilight Series, the first time ever that the VSC has hosted a Friday twilight series. A total of nine athletes hit the water for the first round of racing, with each sailor bagging four races apiece. Our mates from Woebegone Dive were even there […]
03
Nov
Nov
A gorgeous Sunday morning at the VSC. Marathon and triathlon weekend in Huskisson had left our sailors feeling very inspired to take on the building nor’easter, which we watched roll in across the bay until it hit us at a perfect 17kts. A big thank you to Jamie Martin and Jake on the start boat, […]
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Oct
Oct
Sunday was damp, a little chilly, and no one knew what the breeze was actually doing – but the VSC remained undaunted! The sails were pulled up just as the rainfront came over, so we huddled in the club with a cuppa. The rain passed, the breeze arrived, and we were on! A Single-Handed Championship […]
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Oct
Oct
With racing scheduled to start by 11:30, there wasn’t much wind to begin with. A postponement was called while James headed out to set the top mark for the predicted nor’easter. By midday, the breeze began to fill in, and those keen to race headed out as the nor’easter built rapidly. In the first race, […]
12
Oct
Oct
It was a wet and wild westerly out on Jervis Bay for the first round of the Double-Handed Championship — and what a day it turned out to be! The morning started calmly with the bay very glassy, but just as the fleet pushed off the beach with a potential nor’easter, the nor’wester decided to […]
11
Oct
Oct
It was, once again, an incredible weekend of racing at the Great Lakes Sailing Club’s annual Wildcat Regatta. Over the long weekend, eight VSC members made the trip to Forster for what has become one of the highlights of the sailing calendar. Mick Butler, Leon Whitworth, and Andrew McKenzie took to the Turbos for some […]
08
Oct
Oct
What a day at VSC! The sun was shining, the breeze was light (and a little indecisive), and the club was buzzing with families and friends making the most of the perfect spring weather. With a social sail on the calendar and a few of our members running around at Great Lakes SC, several members […]
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Sep
Sep
The day started with a true bluebird morning — clear skies and absolutely no wind. Egbert, keen to get things moving, had to settle for another cup of tea before the breeze slowly filtered in from the east. With that, briefing was called and a start time set. Race 1 got underway in a steady […]
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Sep
Sep
It was the second round of the Spring Handicap Championship, and concurrently the first round of the Round the Bay Rally (RTBR) Long Series. The RTBR are long-distance, marathon-style adventure races that provide our members with a different format of racing once a month. RTBR rallies allow our sailors to experience the vastness and variety […]