Upcoming events

Friday Night Soup and Pool

Fri 16 May 2025 17:00 — Fri 03 Oct 2025 19:00

QLYC Venue Admin Bookings

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Every Friday evening from May to October, BYO meal or share some soup and a game of pool Share Friday night with friends. Bar is open and lots of fun.

Marine Radio License Course

Sat 17 May 2025 08:30 — Sat 31 May 2025 12:00

Queenscliff Harbour

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Queenscliff Lonsdale Yacht Club (QLYC) welcomes you to our sailing and boating activities in wonderful Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia.

QLYC promotes sailing and paddling in a welcoming, sociable and sustainable manner.

We offer keel boat and couta boat racing on Port Phillip Bay, dinghy sailing, RC65 sailing, paddling kayaks, canoes and Stand Up Paddleboards on Swan Bay and social events at our clubhouse, overlooking beautiful Swan Bay.

Please explore this website to discover, and make bookings for the many events and activities we conduct.

Find out what we do, how to apply for membership or participate on a 'come and try' basis by purchasing a day by day SailPass.

QLYC is an inclusive club and invites you to enjoy our sporting and social activities in an atmosphere of 'Friendly, Family Fun'.

Latest news

Swan News April 2025

07 Apr 2025

Saturday 1st March saw 30 division 1 & 2 couta boats from Sorrento Sail & Couta Boat Club sailing their State Championships off Queenscliff in good winds. Eight QLYC boats sailed in a separate race on the division 2 course for the Cec Anderson 3 series. This race, showcasing the diversity of our fleet, was won on handicap by trailer sailer Lydian, with couta boat Defiance second and and Keelboat Imagine third. Unfortunately, the poorly angled finish line contributed to three of our boats not fin · Read more

VESSEL REGISTRATION

15 Oct 2024

All vessels participating in the QLYC Summer sailing seasons must register their intent to sail. REGISTRATION See Skippers Essential at Port Phillip Racing · Read more

Oral History of QLYC

04 Mar 2023

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the clubhouse on Swan Bay, current Club Captain Ian Campbell interviewed several of our past commodores and some life members, to gather stories of the past.Stories of the Queenscliff Lonsdale Yacht Club Interviews by Ian Campbell February 2023 Bill Reynolds. Alan Cayzer, Brian Golland, Chris Laker, Colin Bishop and Bob Mayne · Read more