Author: Niesje Hees

June’s Guest Speaker Dinner will be held on Friday June 20th, and will feature John Rundell who this year, sailed Why Knot down to Hobart to take part in the 2025 Wooden Boat Festival. John will present on the highlights of the festival, along with Why Knot’s travels to get there. As usual, please book […]

Hi – I’m Andy Holmes, one of the new General Committee members who joined last year.  I am a member of a working group to increase philanthropic gifting, as well as developing plans to replace the current Jock Sturrock Centre with a world class sail training facility.  In fact our Commodore announced at the 150th […]

Safety Gear needs teamwork to prevent disaster and save lives. We often read stories in the news about the latest ocean rescue drama or sadly, lives lost at sea . These seem to spread instantly around the globe due to social media, news broadcasts and of course our marina catchups. A skipper engaged in recreational boating whether […]