This Week In Sailing – 9th November 2023

Congratulations Nate!  2^nd Place in Optimist Division at the North Qld Opti Titles.

Nate flew solo to Proserpine and then made his way up to Bowen with his sail tube, foil box and luggage. What a trip and what an adventure – great sailing!

**photo courtesy Kara Jeffrey**

CAT CHALLENGE 2023, LAKE COOTHARABA SAILING CLUB

Fabulous results from our SYC sailors at the annual Cat Challenge held last weekend at Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club.

THIS WEEK @ OXENFORD WATERSPORT CENTRE AND SQUAD UPDATE

By: Amber Hudson

School Holidays are coming up!

It’s time to start planning for the long summer holidays. Get your kids off their devices & out into the fresh air & sunshine with our School Holiday Sailing at Oxenford Lake. We cater to all children from the ages of 7 – 17 no matter what their sailing abilities are.  Our Australian Sailing will be able to allocate the sailors into appropriate groups to suit their different sailing abilities.  The program develops every individual’s sailing ability while the main focus is on maximum enjoyment!

Stay tuned for dates, times & registration links coming soon…

She Sails Nov & Dec 2023

Our last two She Sails events for 2023 are now open for bookings, The booking link and details are below:

1. Sunday 26th November Noon-3pm

For November we have dinghys, catamarans and windsurfers available.  If you have windsurfed before and want to take a rig out to practise please email Caela at info.oxenford@sycgc.com.au so she can have your gear ready to go!

2. Saturday 16th December Noon-3pm (ages 7yrs+)

This will be Caela’s last She Sails session at SYC Oxenford and will be our Christmas-themed session.  Wear something Christmassy, bring some nibbles to share if you want to and Join us for some festive fun on the lake sailing Catamarans or (if you have tried previously) windsurfing.

Book HERE 

We look forward to seeing you back at the lake soon! – SYC She Sails Team

Sailing as a Sport

Did you know sailing was introduced into the Olympics at the Games held in Athens, Greece in 1896. Although sailing was on the program for that year it could not take place because of weather concerns. Sailing was not included in the 1900 Olympics, but returned to the regular program in 1904.

The America’s Cup started in 1851! In its many years of history, the quest for the Cup has undergone many changes from the original race in 1851 to the present day. Not only in the type of boats competing but the people sailing them. Still, it breaks down to a contest between one defender and one challenger, head to head.