Winter Seminars 2024

We all miss sailing over winter, so why not catch up and talk about sailing instead! 

Facilitated by Melbourne Trailable Yacht Club, the Sonata Yacht Association and Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, the Victorian Trailable Yacht Division look forward to seeing you at 3 great presentations. Details and event registration links are below.

The Royal Melboure YS Olympic Bar will be the venue for these presentations. Drinks and simple meals are very reasonably priced, especially if you are there for happy hour 5-7pm. Arrive anytime, presentaitons will start at 7-7:15pm.

Date

Presentation

Registration

Friday June 14

6pm-9pm

Greg Goodall

Cruise the Whitsundays in a trailable yacht. Including proper preparation and lessons learned from previous experience.
Greg is a high performance catamaran sailor turned Sonata7 now Ross780 Cruiser.

Event Link

Friday July 12

6pm-9pm

Wayne Hill

Sail Greece on a budget! Wayne and partner have had a trailable sized keelboat (29’) in Greece for a few years now. This talk will cover space conservation, repairs and maintenance, and a minamilise approach.  
Wayne is an RL24 sailor who has cruised Port Phillip, Gippsland Lakes and the Whitsundays.

Event Link

Friday Augsut 9

6pm-9pm

Brendan Brown

Racing from Off The Beach to Trailables to Keelboats (and beyond?). Growing up in Bendigo, Brendan found a love for racing sailboats. A trailable champion, Brendan has recently been crewing on a 50’ keelboat and has more recently got into impulse dinghy sailing.

Event Link