Sabot Nationals Cancelled
Unfortunately, the Sabot Nationals set down for late Dec & early Jan 2022 at Teralba Sailing Club had to be cancelled due a recent COVID outbreak. This was extremely disappointing especially for the young sailors involved.
Club Racing Resumes soon
Wednesday series 12 Jan
Friday series 14 Jan
Saturday series 15 Jan
Juniors Please contact Joel Skelton on 0409 361 362
Learn to Sail Please contact Ewan Shearer on 0404 529 489
She Sails Races
Following on from last year, the She Sails inter club yacht race for female skippers now consists of 3 races on 3 separate Sundays with a race at each of the following clubs:
Sunday 16 Jan LMYC (Belmont)
Sunday 13 Feb RMYC (Toronto)
Sunday 20 Mar WASC (Wangi)
The event is very much a social day, with drinks and great prizes back at the host club after racing.
Entries for each race need to be made online via the respective club’s website.
Australia Day Regatta
Wangi Club is again hosting the regatta on Wednesday 26 Jan and is open to all yachts, Trailer Sailors & Multihulls. Racing will start from 12 noon with boats competing in 3 separate divisions similar the RK Robinson series. Each division will sail different length courses to cater for the varying speeds of the boats. This year’s regatta is sponsored by the Wangi RSL Club and they have organised a live music in the beer garden where the presentation of prizes will be made, so come and join us after racing.
Entries can be lodged online,and official NOR & SIs can be found on the sailing club’s website under “Regattas” or by using the following linkhttps://wangisailingclub.yachting.org.au/events/125287
Combined Lakefest Twilight Race
This year as part of our Friday Night Twilight (Tom Crowley) series we will be joined with boats from other clubs on 2 occasions. The first combined twilight race will be on Friday 28 Jan and the second on Friday 11 Feb. Both races will start on the water between Fishing Point & Coal Point, however the first race will finish at LMYC and second race will finish at Wangi. In both cases crews will be invited back to either LMYC or Wangi RSL for social drinks and prizes at the end of the race. All Wangi boats already entered in our current Friday night series don’t need to re-enter as this will be done automatically. Other boats wishing to enter can do so online as casual entries
Sailing instructions and courses will be available on the respective club websites
https://wangisailingclub.yachting.org.au/events/111617/
Commodores Ball
With the support of Lake Macquarie City Council, Wangi Sailing Club is hosting the annual Commodores Ball this year. It will be held at the newly renovated Rathmines Théâtreon Saturday 19 February 2022.
The Ball is a fund-raising event for the Cancer Council, and we are fortunate to have Iain Jensen, Olympic Gold & Silver Medalist, America’s Cup and Sail GP sailor, and more importantly a cancer survivor coming along as our guest of honor. Iain will share his story with us all along with some exciting video clips. Guests will be given free champagne on arrival and a couple of bottles of wine per table during the fully catered meal. Further drinks can be purchased at the bar during the evening. We also have popular band, who will provide live music and entertain us for the rest of the night.
Numbers are limited, so ticket must be purchased online via the sailing club website under “Social Events”, or using the following linkhttps://wangisailingclub.yachting.org.au/eventsregister/122932/
Correction to Dates
The dates shown in the sailing club booklet have changed since it was printed, but our website is correct.
Please note that the next:
RK Robinson is on 29 Jan
Combined Lakefest Twilight Wangi Finish 11 Feb
Windward/Leeward is on 12 Feb
Next Club Meeting Thursday 13 January 2022
This will be a Zoom meeting commencing at 7pm.
Invitationsto log in will be emailed out a couple of days before
