Mornington Yacht Club
Mornington Yacht Club is a family orientated Yacht Club that promotes junior sailing, training courses for all ages, disability sailing programs "Sailability" and hosting regattas and special events.
Mornington Yacht Club is located in Schnapper Point Drive in Mornington and the Club was established in 1946.
The Mornington Yacht Club clubhouse is situated near the waters edge adjacent to the Mornington pier and close to good swimming beaches. Facilities at the club include a deep water harbour sheltered from the West, South and East but is exposed to the North, a launching ramp, 2 launching cranes with a capacity of 2 tonnes, and a slipway. Mornington Yacht Club also has facilities to assist disabled persons enjoy on water sailing.
Classes sailed at Mornington Yacht Club include Div 1 and 2 Keelboats, Trailerables (D3), and Off the Beach Classes. Classes sailed include S80s, Flying Fifteens, Etchells, Seaway 25s, Elliot's, Thompson's, Lasers, Optimists, 420's, RS Feva's, and many others.
Most racing is mixed fleets with the exception of Etchells, FFs and Optimists. There is also a well structured Crusing Division.
Mornington Yacht Club has an unsurpassed view over Mornington Harbour and surrounding area and visitors are most welcome. The Club has a licensed restaurant (The Rocks) and bar.
Mornington Yacht Club caters for Members in the following membership categories, Family, Senior, Youth, and Social. Sail training courses are held regularly for juniors in Optimists and people of all ages using the club's Pacer dinghies. The Club has qualified trainers and race officials.
The summer sailing season at Mornington Yacht Club extends from October to May and a winter race series is held for some classes. Races are held on Saturdays, Sunday mornings (Optimists and OTBs), and Thursday evenings during the daylight saving period. During the season, every second weekend has a scheduled Sunday afternoon pursuit race open to all classes.
A major event for Mornington Yacht Club is its Schnapper Point Regatta held in February each year. This event caters for visitors with all classes of boats as well as providing interesting displays and activities for visitors onshore.
Mornington Yacht Club hosts many Championship events and was host to the 1999 World Sailing Championship for Europe Class dinghies in which over 150 competitors from 17 countries participated.
Coaching
Mornington Yacht Club offers coaching for Keel Boats, Off The Beach programs, private tuition or group coaching for any skill level or age-bracket.
All of Mornington Yacht Club's coaching team can coach a variety of classes including keelboats and off the beach. Whilst all our coaches sailed the Optimist class, and specialise in their youth class of choice it's our understanding of sail shapes and sailing physics that enables us to coach across a wide range of boats.
As a team we believe that our Mornington sailors deserve every opportunity to become the most competent sailors they can be, enabling them to enjoy every moment of our wonderful sport.
Keelboat coaching
Are you looking to improve your crew's sailing skills?
Want to beat that boat that always finishes just in front of you on a Thursday night?
Would you like to feel more comfortable steering your boat around the course?
Would you like to learn more about the tactics or strategy of racing?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions then you might be interested in engaging one of our fantastic coaches to spend some time onboard your boat. Our coaches would love to help you improve your sail trim, steering, strategy and tactical skills to help you move up through the fleet.
We can work with the skipper to improve their steering and decision making, or work with your main/jib trimmer's to improve the shape and steering angle available from your sails.
Off the Beach Programs
Mornington Yacht Club has introduced a new Junior and Youth Sailing Program, which runs for 11 months of the year (not in August).
Private Sessions
Private coaching sessions can be arranged to cater for the needs and class of any Mornington member.
Group Sessions
Can be conducted for Off The Beach groups of no more than 3 boats of the same class and similar skill level.
Training Camps
Throughout the year Mornington Yacht Club offers members and non-members with the opportunity for training camps (in addition to our Junior and Youth Sailing Program), often in conjunction with Victorian Class Associations.
Location
Schnapper Point Drive, Mornington 3931 Map
✆ (03) 5975 7001
Email Enquiry
Web Links
→ www.morningtonyc.net.au
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