Tag: sailing

Smooth sailing for season opener at Port MacDonnell

The 2024/25 sailing season started with perfect conditions for the Port MacDonnell Sailing Club.
Blue skies and flat seas welcomed five boats back onto the...

Rivoli Bay Sailing Club heads to shore

Waning interest has prompted the demise of the Rivoli Bay Sailing Club.
Affiliated with Yachting SA, it has been an off the beach sailing organisation...

Olympic pride on full show

Retired Millicent couple Sue and Dennis Smith leave you in no doubt where their allegiances lie regarding the Olympic Games under way in Paris.
 They...

Bayside awards sail in

Port MacDonnell Sailing Club members, life members and special guests recently enjoyed a meal before the club’s annual presentation night.
Presentations were held at club...

Yacht runs aground at Port MacDonnell

Asailing vessel ran aground at Port MacDonnell on Thursday night.
Police were alerted about 9.15pm to a 12 metre fibreglass yacht grounded approximately 500 metres...

Sailors back on water at Port MacDonnell as disrupted season resumes

Sailing resumed in Port MacDonnell after several weeks off, with four races held. The Port MacDonnell Sailing Club sailed back into action after racing was...

Catamaran claws out victory

The Port MaDonnell Sailing Club hosted races 17 and 18 on Saturday and after a blow out last week, four boats were eager to...

Strong swell anchors bay sailors to shore

The Port MacDonnell Sailing Club could not take to the water on the weekend due to weather conditions.
Due to the strong winds and three...

Port MacDonnell sailors race to seaside

Warm weather and plenty of wind welcomed the Port MacDonnell Sailing Club members back to the water on the weekend for the second half...

Sailors tested in tricky Bay conditions

The Port MacDonnell Sailing Club hosted its last event for the year on the weekend, as five boats took to the water in variable...

Speedy sailors on show

It was perfect weather at Port MacDonnell on Saturday for the sailors of the Port MacDonnell Sailing Club to take to the water.
Eight of...

Calm seas sailed

Port MacDonnell Sailing Club sailors kept an avid eye on the weather last week, however despite the rain and thunderstorms on Friday, Saturday turned...

Regatta sets sail at the bay

Sixteen boats took to the waters of Port MacDonnell on the weekend for the second instalment of the Western Regions regatta calendar. Sailors came from...

Bay sailors back on home surf

After two weeks of abandoned racing due to the weather and a race in Portland, sailors were finally able to take to the waters...

Sailors switch port

The Port MacDonnell Sailing Club had a break in sailing on the weekend to attend the Western Region Regatta in Portland. Local boats Farmer, skippered...