Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club

29/08/2026

When you start your training early for the season.
Jimmy practicing and learning from the best

24/08/2026

I was going to write this after I saw the movie. However after reading below.
I have to share this review.

⛵️Yachties — you have to watch the “True South“ doco on Netflix!⛵️

Comanche, Sydney to Hobart, Australian sailing…. 🙌⛵️👌

It follows Herman Winning and brothers Nathan and Peter Dean racing Andoo Comanche to Hobart, 25 years after Nathan and Peter lost their father, John Dean, in the tragic 1998 Sydney to Hobart.

It’s the history, the families, the friendships and generations of people brought together through sailing!

And ….. this is the Winning family now backing Australia’s return to the America’s Cup in 2027!

Herman Winning, who skippered Comanche to Hobart line honours, is part of the family backing Team Australia, alongside a pretty extraordinary line-up including Tom Slingsby, Glenn Ashby and Grant Simmer.

There’s a lot of Australian sailing history tied up in this story: the Sydney to Hobart and the legacy of 1998, to Comanche and now Australia having another crack at the America’s Cup…

Anyway, I’ve only just started watching it-, but I’m so excited to see sailing on Netflix and such a great story!! 😍

Our sport, our history and the people shaping where Australian sailing goes next. 🇦🇺⛵️👍

24/08/2026

Congratulations to the incoming Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club Committee for the 2026/27 season.

Commodore — Anne Delahay
Vice Commodore — Mark Lainson
Rear Commodore — Ian Cooke
Discover Sailing Principal — Mick Floyd
Sailing Captain — Tim Shepperd
Treasurer — Steve Langlands
Secretary — Russ Peel
Sailability Officer — Denise Lamble
Immediate Past Commodore — Gary Maskiell
General Committee & House — Bernie McGoldrick
General Committee & Boats — Bob Anderson
General Committee — Bentley Conn
General Committee — Drew Mynard
General Committee — Alan Jenkinson

A yacht club is so much more than the boats on the water. It is the people who volunteer their time, share their knowledge, welcome new members, organise the racing, maintain the club and quietly do the many jobs that keep everything moving.

Thank you to each of you for putting your hand up to help lead GLYC through another season.

Wishing Anne and the entire committee a wonderful 2026/27 season — with plenty of good sailing, full decks, new faces and the strong sense of community that makes our club what it is.

Fair winds for the season ahead.

24/08/2026

Good luck Jack Felsenthal

Victorian Male Sailor of the Year Finalists!

Congratulations Jack Felsenthal, Mark Bulka and Rhett Gowans the 2026 finalists for the Male Sailor of the Year.

We are thrilled to unveil the exceptional finalists who have been nominated for the prestigious Male Sailor of the Year Award. These individuals have made remarkable contributions to our community and the sport of sailing, demonstrating their dedication, passion and unwavering support.

🎉 Join us in honouring these exceptional finalists at the upcoming Australian Sailing Victoria Awards Evening!

🎉 Register now for the awards evening and be part of this special event: https://www.sailing.org.au/events/362485

Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club / McCrae Yacht Club / Mount Martha Yacht Club

16/08/2026

Oh dear.
When gear failure occurs.