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Top of the Bay Regatta 2025
Elwood Sailing Club (ESC) is proudly hosting the 2025 Top of the Bay Regatta to be held on Saturday 8 February 2025 and inviting crews from the participating Clubs to compete.
The Top of the Bay regatta is an annual inter-club competition held between Elwood Sailing Club, Williamstown Sailing Club, Port Melbourne Yacht Club, Altona Yacht Club, Albert Sailing Club and Albert Park Yacht Club, Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, Royal Yacht Club of Victoria and Hobson’s Bay Yacht Club. The regatta is open to all classes that have an official AS yardstick (or converted CBH) and that are on the register of one of these participating Clubs.
Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions and registration of entry are via this link to the ESC REVSport page for the event: Top of the Bay Regatta 2025.
PAPER TIGER PT2492 for sale
ESC 2024-25 Season Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions
The ESC Notice of Race and the ESC Sailing Instructions (updated 6 December 2024) for the 2024-25 season are now available in the Racing & Race Management menu item under the Sail in the Elwoodsc.com top menu.
XMAS Party Saturday 7 December

Elwood Sailing Club XMAS Party is on Saturday 7 December after racing.
All friends and family welcome. $10 per head (paid at the bar), kids eat free .
Rob will treat us to his special Sabrage.
Come along and find out what that actually means.
ESC 2024-25 Season Calendar
The calendar for Elwood Sailing Club 2024-25 Season is now available here and recently updated as of 15 November 2024.
ESC Pace Yourself Sail Training 2024-25
Interested in learning to Sail this summer?

Elwood is running our Pace Yourself Saturday morning training sessions from 23 November through to early February. For more information check the description under Pace Yourself Sail Training or contact James Kershaw jkershaw000@gmail.com or drop by the club around 11am on a Saturday. Continue reading
Membership Renewal 2024-25
Annual membership renewals are due by 31 July 2024.
Australian Sailing (AS) number: The renewal process is linked to your Australian Sailing (AS) number.
If you have been a member of our club (or any club) across Australia in the past few years, your details including Australian Sailing number should be in our system. If you don’t know your Australian Sailing Number, you can look it up here: AS Number Finder.
Renewal Process: Click on the below link to start the renewal process. You can select your membership type (Full\Senior\Family) and if you require storage. You also have the choice to pre-purchase an ESC Bar (Drinks) Card for the new season. You will also be asked to check and update your contact details.
Click HERE to renewal membership
Payment Methods: Continue reading
AGM Friday 12 July 2024
Notice of Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Elwood Sailing Club Inc. will be head at the Elwood Sailing Club on Friday, 12th of July 2024 commencing at 7.00pm
As set out under Rule 30 of the Rules of Elwood Sailing Club Inc. an annual general meeting of members must be convened to:
- To confirm the minutes of the previous AGM
- To receive and consider the:-
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- annual reports of the Committee on the activities of the Association during the preceeding financial year, and
- the financial statements of the association for the preceeding financial year submitted by the Committee in accordance with Part 7 of the Act;
- to elect members of the Committee
Message from the Commodore, Mark Foster
All positions on General Committee are declared vacant and require nominations from the membership. If you are considering nominating, please do so but note that all GC members will be required to be active members of committee and be prepared to apply themselves to the betterment of the club and membership value. It is crucial that ESC has a strong & active General Committee.
I have nominated for the position of Commodore for the 2024-2025 financial year, however I welcome others to nominate for Commodore and thus allow the membership to choose.
Please see the attached Nomination and Proxy Vote forms.
At this point in time ESC does not have any elected Flag Officers serving on GC. Most of the current elected GC members have chosen not to renominate. The AGM will be the initial and important step for the revitalization of Elwood Sailing Club Inc for the coming years. I would appreciate all members attendance and participation on Friday 12th July 2024 commencing at 7PM
Thanks & Regards
Mark Foster
Commodore – Elwood Sailing Club Inc
P: 0408 820 020
E: mefchem@bigpond.com
AGM Attendance and Proxy Form
To attend and vote at the AGM you must be a current financial member. Senior, Family Senior, Family Partner, Life, and Junior members are entitled to vote at the meeting; Associate Members are not.
If you do not plan to attend the meeting and are entitled to vote you may appoint another member as your proxy using a Proxy Form (click for link). Please email your proxy to commodore@elwoodsc.com or hand to the Commodore.
2023 Lightning Regatta Sailing Instructions

The Elwood Sailing Club (ESC) is pleased to invite all International A Class and Paper Tiger sailors to the 2023 Lightning Regatta to be held at Elwood on 11 and 12 February 2023.
Click here for Sailing Instructions
Racing will be under the authority of the Elwood Sailing Club (ESC) governed by the Notice of Race (NOR) Lightning Regatta 2023, the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) 2021-2024 and the Yachting Australia (Australian Sailing) Prescriptions there-to, including Special Regulations Part 2 for off-the beach boats.

