Dates for your diary

Saturday 14 November 2026 10am to 2pm Try Sailing day

21 Nov to 12 December 2026  9am to 12pm  Adult Learn to sail program Adult learn to sail

13 December 2026 from 5pm to 9pm Xmas Deck Party Sunday Christmas Party link

20 December 2026 Last Sunday of Sailing

3 January 2027 First weekend back Yacht race – Two Island race 

17 January First weekend back Centreboard racing (Gold) 

19 January to Thursday 21 January 9am to 4pm Sailing Camp

26 January – Australia Day regatta

31 January First weekend back Learn to Sail, Blue and Red

Couta Boat Nationals

The Couta boat nationals were a great success with the competitors overwhelmingly positive of the club and the helpful volunteers. The weather was very pleasant and racing often very close and it was a great spectacle seeing these classic yachts under full power charging up the course.

Events like this are only successful because of the efforts of our volunteers, I thank everyone for taking the time to help out. 

Larry Eastwood worked tirelessly behind the scenes. Organising the delivery and return of the visiting boats, sponsors and prizes. Thank you, Larry huge effort on behalf of ASC.

Thanks to Ian Begg from Mackenzie Marine who sponsored the Sunday breakfast. MacKenzie are located at Gonsalves Boatshed, 2/1151 Barrenjoey Rd Palm Beach and offer shipwright services. Avalon Sailing Club has its Committee boat Lucinda, the Red Rib and the two polys Blue Peter and Yellow Glen serviced at MacKenzie Marine every year.

Try Sailing Saturday 14 November 10am to 2pm

This day is looking to be well supported by the public, with 13 people already signed up to come for a sailing experience. As usual we need volunteers to help with the morning. This includes a few sailors prepared to go out on water in the puffins and/or with the yachts which have been made available for the morning.

Please come and join in and help. SignUp

Adult Learn to Sail  - 21 November to 12 December

This is a course offered to adults who want to learn to sail, it runs for 3 hours over 4 Saturdays. You will learn the basics of sailing and safety when on the water. If you are currently a non-sailor or would like to improve your skills. It is highly recommended as a place to start.

Xmas Party 13th of December 2026 - from 5:30pm

Bring your own food. We are organising live music and Santa. Bar will be open. 

Sailing Camp Tuesday 19 to Thursday 21 January 2027. 9am to 4pm.

Great way for kids to progress quickly. Will need volunteers to support on water and on land. Kids get two sessions of sailing. Need to bring own lunch. To enrol in the course use this link

Avalon Public School Fete Stand

Matt Young, Tas Young, Tony Cockle and Helena van de Linde held a stand at the Avalon Public School Fete in September to promote Avalon Sailing Club to new Junior families.

Warm welcome to new junior families have joined us over the last couple of weeks. On Sunday 25th October, blue group had 18 signed up.

Help keep your club in good shape.

On a sailing Sunday we need different member groups to help with the following:

Blue Group Parents – pick up pies and other baked goods from Amber Waves on your way to the club, get canteen ready for the day. This includes setting out tea/coffee station; turning on and stocking pie oven and emptying dishwasher if full. Amy B is our Canteen manager and she usually there to help or answer questions. Instructions are on the wall above the sink.  Please let us know… so everyone else knows which weekend you can pick up via Sign up.

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Red Group Parents – Pack away canteen at the end of your sailing

Gold Group Sailors – Pack away chairs before you go sailing or when you return

Gold Group/Yacht sailors/OOD – Pack away tea coffee station and make sure drinks bins are out on the balcony and garbage bins emptied

Barry Black moves the big garbage bins from the club to the road most weeks – as a volunteer.

Don Castain cleans the floors and bathrooms on a weekly basis during the season. The rest is up to us as volunteers.

Member access to club 

Family members and adult members can have a key to the club for a $50 deposit. 

This key gives access to the clubhouse from the upstairs walkway and from the gates off the beach to the rigging deck. It opens the four roller doors off the rigging deck. Please ensure the club is locked when you leave. If you are a new member and someone is already there, introduce yourself and check when you are leaving who will lock up.

We encourage members to use the club as their ‘third space’ and many do come down for a sunset drink or meal (BYO everything) and some members have small gatherings with family and friends at the club over the Christmas break. Bear in mind that it is a shared space.

Occasionally members hire the club for events (i.e more than 10 people). Make a booking with Ralf Moller via info@avalonsailingclub.com.au  For those who negotiate an exclusive hire such as a wedding ceremony or a memorial service we announce that the club is not to be accessed or accessed via the beach only during the exclusive hire period only.

Two of our members hire the club on an ongoing basis. Clareville Fitness – every weekday morning except Thursdays;  Merdith Rasdall Art – every Thursday am and pm classes. During those times they fully occupy the upstairs spaces and while members sometimes walk through to get to their boats, please do so respectfully.