10th Feb, 24th Feb, 3rd March, 17th March & 24th March 9:30 – 11:30am; Open to all Junior or Adult sailing members, these sessions are aimed at people who have completed the Start Sailing –Dinghy course or are at a higher level of sailing and who want to practice their sailing with rescue boats on the water and a coach to provide tips. The sessions are casual with no enrollment required and are free with your own boat or $10 if you wish to use a club training boat. Continue reading
This years Top of the Bay regatta will be held at Altona Yacht Club on Saturday 2nd February 2013, if you are interested in representing ESC please contact Rear Commodore Croften Dawson or Club Captain Robert McQuade to register your interest.
Follow the links to AYC’s TOTB webpage and the Sailing Instructions
The Sailing Instructions for 2012-13 season has been updated as of 10 November 2012.
Elwood Sailing Club is proud to partner with Elwood Primary School to offer free learn to sail courses to grade 3/4 students. Sailing is a sport that fosters independence and self reliance while having fun on the water.
To go in the draw for the free courses, students need to contact their teacher. Who knows? Maybe these kids will be competing for Australia in the 2020 Olympics just like all the great sailors!
The Duty Roster for the first half of the 2012-13 season has been updated as of 4 October 2012 (change of National E representative)
The Sailing Instructions and Notice of Race for 2012-13 season has been updated as of 2 October 2012.
To improve members first aid skills before the start of the sailing season, ESC will be conducting an ‘Apply First Aid’ course including a practical session at the clubrooms from 9am – 5pm on Saturday 15th September 2012. Continue reading
Congratulation to all the Australian Olympic Sailing team for their great efforts and successes at Weymouth, including Gold medal winners Tom Slingsby (at last!) in the Mens Lasers, Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jenson in the 49er (after a Silver last time), Mathew Belcher & Malcolm Page in the Mens 470 (again!) and Silver for the Women’s Elliott 6 Match Racing team of Olivia Price, Nina Curtis & Lucinda Whitty (pity about that big roundup in the third race!), and not to forget hometown favorite, former ESC Sabot and World Laser Radial Champion Krystal Weir (pictured) who competed in the Ladies Laser Radials and all the other Australian competitors & officials.
For more info and results go to http://www.australiansailingteam.com.au/
