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Friday Night Junior and Novice Sailing January - March 2027

Published Fri 13 Nov 2026

Friday Night Dinghy Racing 2027

Hobsons Bay Yacht Club (HBYC), in conjunction with Royal Yacht Club of Victoria (RYCV) and Williamstown Sailing Club (WSC) invite all juniors, novices, teens and those in their 20s to join our Friday night series for some fun sailing.

Entry is free!

A 7 race series on Friday nights from 5.15 pm.
First Race - 29 January 2027
Last Race 19 March 2027 (no racing Friday 5 March 2027 due to Labour Day weekend)

Race briefing is at 5.15 pm, with the race start at 5:45 pm. The course will be dependent on wind direction and strength and boats will be off the water by 6.45pm.  

Eligibility

  1. Current financial members of a club affiliated to Australian Sailing
  2. Skippers aged under 30 on 1 January 2027
  3. Skippers who have been skippering a dinghy for less than 2 years on 1 January 2027
  4. Other sailors are welcome, but will be scored a DSQ.  

Sailing Documentation and Entry 

Go to https://hbyc.org.au/dinghy-race-docs%2Fresults

More information: HBYC Sailing Adminstrator Stephen Cheney via racing@hbyc.org.au

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