Goolwa Sailing Club

03/05/2026

Gusty NW wind today providing many challenges for our sailors with many swims. All part of sailing!
Big thanks to all the volunteers on and off the water coaching and assisting sailors. See you all again in 2 weeks.

Great photos from Rod Flintoff, Roger Stainer and Yossi Jagger.

Results can be found in Sailres.com under Goolwa Sailing Club.

20/04/2026

A great weekend at Clayton Bay Boat Club Inc. for some of our members for the Flying Fifteen State Championships. CBBC never fails to impress with their organisation and hospitality; thanks to all their volunteers both on and off water.
Winds were fresher than forecast on Saturday, resulting in some exhilarating three sail reaches. Sunday saw winds moderating and dropping to near dead calm following the completion of the day’s second race.
Phil Parish and Sam Kovacic of Christies Beach dominated with wins overall and on handicap, and still found time to share tips on and off the water.
Congratulations to GSC/Christies sailor Andy Harris on 2nd place overall, and GSC/GRYC’s Dave and Kelly Steele on 2nd place on handicap and first Silver hull.
The event was billed as the Friendly State Championship and lived up to the name. We’d encourage anyone with a Flying Fifteen sitting idle to come along to the next event.
Well done again Craig Birbeck and team for putting a great weekend together. Thanks to CBBC’s Perry for the photos.

12/04/2026

26/03/2026

Unfortunately GSC advises that the Junior End of Season Fun Day planned for Sunday 29th of March has been cancelled.
We would like to apologise to those of you who indicated interest, however the small number of RSVP's means we cannot go ahead.

For those sailors who have enjoyed our season and wish to continue training next summer, please stay tuned on Facebook and email for our summer dates - we will return in early October and would love to see our juniors come back for another year!

For those sailors who can't wait until October, GSC holds our Winter Series commencing on Sunday May 3rd, briefing at 12.30 for a 1pm start. Junior sailors and families are welcome to come down and hire a club Opti or Pacer, and participate in afternoon racing with full off-water and on-water support to get you started.
And don't forget the famous Frostbite Series over the June Long Weekend - an event hosted by the Opti Association of South Australia -more information to come. Details here: https://www.optisa.org.au/events/349269

A big thank you to all the juniors and families who made the effort this year, who turned up ready to hit the water on Sunday mornings in spite of sometimes challenging conditions! Great to see the skills and knowledge progressed, and we hope to see you at the club in the future.

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23/03/2026

Exciting upcoming event just up-river!

23/03/2026

A lovely day to end the Summer Season junior training and afternoon club racing. Two divisions were set an afternoon course to a mark downstream of the club then up the river, under the bridge and another mark further along before returning to the club.
Conditions were light to start the race and upstream the leaders were left becalmed and the second division boats caught up on the afternoon breeze.
Congratulations to William Jagger competing his first race in his BIC and to Eloise Dods competing on her first day in an ILCA 4.
Check out the results and photos below.

21/03/2026

Last day for Junior training and club racing tomorrow to end the Summer Season.
Weather looks perfect!

Some of our members enjoying the lovely afternoon breeze today!

19/03/2026

GSC Junior Sailing End Of Season Party Day – Sunday 29th March 10am-3pm.

GSC would like to welcome all junior sailors and families to our end of season wrap-up on Sunday 29th of March.
We are hosting a day of sailing fun from 10 am - 3 pm including an adventure sail, games and a sausage sizzle, all welcome! This will be the end of our summer training season so make the most of the beautiful autumn weather (we hope!) and come down to the club for a fantastic day of fun.
Any questions please contact GSC Junior Co-ordinator Yossi Jagger on 0474 883 809, or Head Instructor Adam Spees on 0437 664 958.

Please Note: Due to anticipated low turnout and an unforeseen scheduling clash, this will replace the proposed Club Camp on the 11th/12th of April.
RSVP by Wednesday 25th March with numbers attending for catering purposes. Also any dietary requests.

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17/03/2026

Results from Sunday's race and last Championship race for the season. Our last Summer Season race this Sunday 22nd March.

15/03/2026

Excellent conditions for the 12 juniors at coaching this morning with Yossi, Lucas and Marlin. Photos courtesy of Peg.
Good conditions for the afternoon racing with the wind picking up nicely for race three to finish the day.
Thanks to our wonderful volunteers for the afternoon being RO Ian, Roger, Dan and Marlin. Thanks Roger for the afternoon photos.
Next Sunday will be the last junior coaching and afternoon club racing to end the Summer Season.
A short break then the Winter Series commences on 3rd May.

13/03/2026

Sailing on Sunday will have our juniors training in the morning followed by the last Club Championship race for the Summer Season. The weather is looking great!
We look forward to seeing you on the water.