Have you ever wondered what it is like to sail?
Come and join Try Sailing Day for FREE on
Sunday 2 November, 2008

Sailing and yacht clubs around NSW devote their club, boats and instructors to give people of all ages, with little or no experience a chance to experience the joys of sailing for free.

Those intending to test their skills (or lack of!) need no appointment, simply turn up on the day at the participating club of your choice and register. You will be given the opportunity to try your hand at various club boats under instruction from club sailing members. A parent or guardian must accompany children under the age of 18.

Try Sailing day in now in its 12th year and is organised by the Boating Industry Association of NSW and supported by Yachting NSW.


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List of Participating Clubs for the 2008
Try Sailing Day:

CLUB
SITE ADDRESS
PHONE
 HOURS TYPES OF BOATS
Abbotsford 12' Flying Squadron Werrell Reserve, end of Great North Road (off Teviot Avenue) Abbotsford 9713 2028 (Office staffed on Saturday only) 10am - 4pm Sabots, Pacers, Lasers, Spirals, 420, Flying 11's
ACT Scouts Sailing • Lake Burley Griffin Sea Scouts Alexandrina Drive  Yarralumla ACT
• Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts Hall Beissel Street Belconnen ACT
• Lake Tuggeranong Sea Scouts Hall Lewis Mortimer Drive  Greenway ACT		 6282 5211 10am - 4pm Corsairs, Springbanks, Vagabonds, Seafly's, Mirrors, Sparrows, Swingers, Tasars, MJ
Allsail Sailing School Ferry Wharf, McCarrs Creek Road, Church Point 9979 6266 10am - 4pm (Over 18's only) J24's, Lotus 35
Balmoral Sailing Club The Esplanade, Balmoral Beach, Mosman 9969 8782 10am - 4pm National E, Mirrors, MG14, Tasar
Budgewoi Sailing Club Noela Place Beach. access via lane at intersection of Noela Place & Natuna Avenue Budgewoi 4390 9295 10am - 4pm Corsair, Vagabond
Canberra Yacht Club Canberra Yacht Club, Mariner Place Yarralumla ACT 6273 7177 10am - 1pm Hobie waves, mixed trailerable yachts
Concord & Ryde Sailing Club Kissing Point Park Corner Waterview Street & Yaralla Road, Putney 10am - 4pm Maricat, Heron, Tasar, NS14, Spiral, Sabot
Gosford Sailing Club Mason Parade, Gosford 4325 7216 10am - 4pm Hobie Hawks, Lasers, Flying 11's, J24
Kogarah Bay Sailing Club Dover Park (East), Princes Highway  Blakehurst 9546 7370 10am - 2pm RL24, Hartley TS16, Tasar, Access Dingies 2.3 & 303
Kookaburra Sailing School Suite 110 Lower Deck Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont 9660 3477 10am - 4pm Magic 25's
Manly Yacht Club East Esplanade (foot of Wood Street), Manly 9977 4949 10am - 4pm Yachts. Sailability
Manning River Sailing Club William Wynter Drive (Off River Street, behind KFC, next to the Rowing Club), Taree 6550 5832 10am - 4pm Laser, Sabot, Cherub, Gaffer, NS, 470
Middle Harbour Skiff Club/Northside Sailing School 77 Parriwi Road, The Spit, Mosman 9969 3972 10am - 4pm Envy, RS Vision (possibly Lasers)
Middle Harbour Yacht Club Lower Parriwi Road, The Spit, Mosman 9969 1244 10am - 4pm Cruising yachts
Narrabeen Lakes Sailing Club Jamieson Park, The Esplanade, Narrabeen 9979 5879 10am - 4pm Herons, Lasers, Sabot
Navy Sailing (ACT) c/- Canberra Yacht Club, Mariner Place Yarralumla ACT 10am - 4pm Tasar, Envy 2.3, Laser
Oak Flats Sailing Club Deakins Reserve, The Boulevard Oak Flats 0421 098 082 10am - 4pm Sabots - Children, Spiral - Teenagers, NS 14 Adults, Maricat - all ages.
Pacific Sailing School Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, New Beach Road, Rushcutters Bay 9326 2399 10am - 4pm J24's
Port Hacking Open Sailing Club 226B Attunga Road Yowie Bay 9526 1506 10am - 1pm Manly Juniors, Herons, NS 14's, F11, Elliot 5.9, Pacer
Port Kembla Sailing Club Berkeley Boat Harbour Northcliffe Drive Berkeley 4271 1325 10am - 4pm Trailerable yachts, Ross 780, Sonata 760, Maricats, Windrush, Castle 650, MG 14's
Royal Australian Naval Sailing Association, The (RANSA) & Sailability Rushcutters Bay Sir David Martin Reserve, New Beach Road, Darling Point 9363 9939 10am - 2pm Small to medium keel boats (23 - 40'). RANSA primarily caters to adults and has some very high levels of participation from older sailors who didn't learn to sail until after retirement. Sailability provides sailing opportunitues for all people of all abi
Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto 6 Arnott Avenue, Toronto 4959 2051 10am - 4pm
Sailability ACT Mortimer Lewis Drive (next to Lake Tuggeranong Sea Scouts) Greenway ACT 6281 0987 1pm - 4pm Access 2.3 dinghies
South Lake Macquarie Amateur Sailing Club 1A Sunshine Parade, Sunshine 4970 5118 10am - 4pm Sabots, 125's, Impulses, Contender, Tasar
Taree Aquatic Club Taree Aquatic Club 1 Macquarie Street, Taree 0417 270 807 10am - 4pm NS 14, MG 14, Flying 11, Manly Juniors
Wallgroot Lake Boat Club Wallagoot Lake Road, Wallagoot 10am - 4pm Off the beach dinghy's & catamarans
Yarra Bay 16ft Skiff Sailing Club Yarra Road, (Yarra Bay) Phillip Bay 0418 672 664 10am - 4pm Cherub, Hobie Cats, Laser, Sabot, Skyrider
YMCA Sailing Club of Canberra Alexandrina Drive Yarralumla Bay ACT 6285 3670 10am - 4pm Pacers, Lasers, Spirals, Toppers

Information subject to change.
Please contact clubs for confirmation or (02) 9438 2077
Bad weather may result in Clubs deciding to not run Try Sailing Day. Please contact clubs directly for confirmation.

Boat Descriptions:

BOAT

DESCRIPTION
125's 3.83m length, 2 crew
Access Dinghies 2.3 & 303 2.3 to 3.6m length, 1 and 2 crew
Cherub 3.7m length, 2 crew. The Cherub is a 2 person, 12ft high performance racing skiff with spinnaker and trapeze. Cherubs are very quick craft offering exciting rides particularly downwind with their large asymmetric kites.
Corsair 4.94m length, 3 crew
Elliot 5.9 6.0m length, 3 to 4 crew
F18 Taipans (Catamaran) 5.52m length, 2.60m beam, 2 crew
Flying 11 3.43m length, 2 crew
Hartley TS16 & Hartley TS18 Trailer sailor, 2 crew
Heron 3.4m length, 2 crew for racing, can take 2 adults and 2 children cruising
Hobie 14, 16, 17 & 18 2 crew
Impulses 4.0m length, single-handed. One design, single handed monohull. Cat rigged with over-rotating mast. Contemporary design of hull and rig to suit Australian conditions. Carries a broad weight range of skippers and delivers exhilarating planing rides.
Laser 4.23m length, single-handed
Manly Juniors/MJ 2.59m length, 2 crew up to 16 years old
Maricat 4.3m catamaran, 2 crew
Manly Graduate 14/MG14 4.3m length, 2 crew
Mirror 3.3m length, 2 crew (can be single handed). Excellent entry class especially for adult + child, as it can accommodate a wide variety of crew weights. Carries spinnaker. Stable boat for cruising as well as racing. Popular class, so many second hand boats a
Nacra 14sq, 16sq, 17, 5.0, 5.8, F18 Catamaran, 2 crew
National E 4.6m length, 2 crew
Northbridge Senior/NS14 4.3m length, 2 crew
Pacers 3.8 m length, 2 crew
Puffin Pacer (Monohull) 3.8m length, 1.5m beam, 2 crew
RL24 7.31m length, trailer sailor
RS Feva's (Junior dinghies) 3.64m length, 1.42m, Single or double handed
Sabot 2.44m length, double-handed 7 -12 years old, single-handed up to 16 years old. Sabots are the ideal fun boat in which to learn to sail. With one sail, basic boat handling skills and tactics are refined before sailors graduate to the intermediate sailing c
Sharpies 6.0m length, 3 crew
Skyrider Wind surfer, single-handed
Sonars Disabled sailing
Spiral 3.8m length, single-handed
Tasar 4.42m length, 2 crew
Tornado 6.0m length, 2 crew catamaran
Vaucluse Junior/Vee Jay 3.5m length, 2 crew, ideal for young teenagers