This Week In Sailing - 31st August 2023

HAMILTON ISLAND RACE WEEK

Hamilton Island race week was a great event and Commodore Drew Jones and the Club would love to say congratulations to all the boats that enter. Great job to all the sailors in the fast-paced and windy conditions!

THIS WEEK @ OXENFORD WATERSPORT CENTRE AND SQUAD UPDATE

By: Amber Hudson

Our Tackers 1 program has been a huge hit at Oxenford Lake! This weekend we were just focusing on having a bit of fun sailing the Hobie Cats, and for many it was their first time without a coach on board. They loved it so much that as we came in for morning tea, a few kids wanted to stay out! A quick powerboat ride followed by some fun on the playground wrapped up Tackers 1 for everyone, we hope they had fun and continue to Tackers 2.

Tackers 2 and 3 was coming to an end also. Sailing the Hobie Cats like in the morning proved very useful to keep the kids entertained. We split into three groups, one with our Instructor Angus and the other two groups split into boys and girls. We had a non-competitive race, which psyched the kids up and got them excited, making a great end to the term and everyone keen to continue with their sailing.

It’s so great to see our young sailors progress from through our Tackers programs and onwards to their bright sailing futures!

Coming Up!

School Holiday Sailing

Week 1 Oxenford:

Monday 18^th – Friday 22^nd September

Session Times: Half Day: 9am-12pm

Full Day: 9am-3pm

Cost: Half Day: $50 ex booking fees

Full Day: $80 ex booking fees

BOOK HERE

School Holiday Sailing Week 2 – Kids Sailing Experience

Where: SYC Main Beach

Tuesday 26^th – Thursday 28^th September

Session Times: 9-10.30am

10.30-Noon

12.30-2pm

Cost: $40 excl. booking fees

BOOK HERE

For more information, please visit this link

SAILOR OF THE WEEK

Congratulations to Corbin Simpson who is our Sailor of the Week this week! Here are some fast facts about Corbin…

Age 15yrs
Learned to sail in New Zealand from age 9
He has sailed Lasers, Hobies, Quests, Sunburst, Fever, Etchell & Optis
Moved to Australia at the start of 2023
Corbin joined SYC in Term 1 this year as part of the Out There program and continued for two terms with the aim of getting back into racing
In term 3 Corbin progressed to SYC Hollywell where now sails a Laser in the racing team coached by Sam Martland
Corbin is currently working on his leadership skills and good starts for racing
Corbin’s ultimate goal is to reach the Olympics

Well done Corbin, we can’t wait to see where your sailing future will take you!