Lake Bonney Yacht Club Inc. in Barmera | Sports club

Lake Bonney Yacht Club Inc.

Locality: Barmera

Phone: +61 439 335 781

Address: Dean Dr 5345 Barmera, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.lbyc.org.au

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24.01.2022 The Element Sails teams are at the SA Summer of Sail for the next few days. Lots of wind forecast with Tornados (running an Element kite, F18s, F16 and Nacra 5.8s all sharing a course. Should be a good few days

24.01.2022 Thank you Andrew.

24.01.2022 LAKE BONNEY CLASSIC DINGHY REGATTA 6-7 MARCH 2021. The inaugural classic dinghy regatta at Lake Bonney was a fantastic success despite the potential threat of... border closures keeping our numbers down. The venue was perfect for classic dinghies with a huge stretch of lawn for rigging and displaying our boats, a cement launching ramp for larger and heavier boats, a large expanse of deep water, easy launching straight off the lawn and club members who were so friendly, helpful and supportive. We really appreciated the efforts that the Lake Bonney club members made to make us feel welcome and to also spend time digging up old photos from the early days of the club. A gallery of photos and a video from last weekend, mostly taken on the first day of sailing when we had a very light breeze is attached below plus photos from the early days of the club taken in the late 1940’s and 1950’s. Seeing Vee Jays at the club after an absence of 59 years brought back a lot of memories for the older club members. The younger members had heard of Vee Jays and seen faded photos of them but had never actually seen one so they were most interested to see them up close. There was just as much interest in seeing Rainbows, Moths and Gwens reappear after so many years. We hope to have some Heavyweight and classic Lightweight Sharpies at our future events there because Lake Bonney YC was a big Sharpie club and held a number of major events there. Some photos of them have been included here. The club was founded in 1946 with a fleet of Vee Jays and Vee Esses. Heavyweight Sharpies were introduced in 1949 and gradually replaced the Vee Esses and the Jays died out in 1962 and Rainbows took over. The club had a fleet of Holdfast Trainers for juniors from 1959 and we were pleased to see one of them rigged and on display. There are still some in the boat racks so we hope to see a few of them on the water next time. They are one of the few South Australian designed classes so it’s great to see them at a South Australian classic dinghy event. Gwens, Moths and even 14 footers have sailed at the club as well as a number of Charlie Cunningham designed cats and we would welcome any Quickcats or Yvonnes next time as well. From the 1970’s the club sailed fleets of trailer-sailers and cats, 125’s and Windsurfers among other classes and many state and national championships have been held on the lake. Our thanks once again to the members of Lake Bonney YC for hosting us and we hope to return annually to enjoy the wonderful venue. The video can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/19ExUcPhR8w Photos kindly provided by Rene Schroeder who provided the drone, Chris Stevens and his mother who provided the historic photos, Robin Dunk, Richard Gibson, Vicki Fry, John Fairfax and others.

21.01.2022 Yep still missing it! Today we go a little deeper into the photo vault with a 2016 flashback.

17.01.2022 Happy Birthday to our friends at Sassy Brews. It’s been a pleasure having you at our events as well as your usual weekends. (About time we got you both out sailing when current events are all over with)

16.01.2022 As per SA Government regulations we are unfortunately cancelling all sailing activities for the new two weeks (subject to change). This includes the sail training classes on Saturday morning. Hope to see you all back on the water soon. ... Keep safe.

16.01.2022 Not long now. Can’t wait too see you all there. If you are thinking of coming but are struggling with accomodation drop us a line and we’ll see what we can do to help out.

16.01.2022 Don’t forget, Sail Training starts again at 10:00am this Saturday (30th of January). We’re looking forward to seeing you there! Everyone is welcome, no experience is necessary. Just wear something you are willing to get wet and bring a life jacket if you have one (we supply them if you don’t). Your first is lesson free, then it’s only $5

15.01.2022 Just a reminder about fruit and vegetables for our friends coming up for the Easter Regatta. There are tighter fruit fly restrictions for the Riverland and more roaming quarantine staff. Please check https://fruitfly.sa.gov.au for current restrictions

14.01.2022 Some memories here

13.01.2022 Recent update from our organising authority in regards to current COVID-19 restrictions.

12.01.2022 We’ve got your sailing covered this weekend and our friends at Sassy Brews have your coffee fix covered.

11.01.2022 LBYC Sail Training sessions will recommence on Sat 14th Nov and will continue each Sat morning from 10:00 to 12:00 until 19th Dec 2020. After the Christmas break these sessions will be held from 30th January until 27th March 2021. Everyone is most welcome to attend regardless of age. If you own a life jacket please bring it along, otherwise LBYC jackets can be supplied. Why not come and give sailing a try ?????

09.01.2022 In case you’ve missed them, meet the yacht club’s permanent buoys. Westerly aka Bob, Northerly aka Stuart, and Easterly aka Kevin. Many thanks to Chris for painting and positioning the minions

09.01.2022 Update from our governing body.

07.01.2022 Lake Bonney Yacht Club, Barmera, doesn't open for the 2020-2021 season until the long weekend in October but be assured that we will be very glad to able to do so. Nice to see that the Goolwa Aquatic Club is getting back onto the water.

06.01.2022 Next weekend, 5 December, we will be back sailing! (conditions permitting of course). Our program until our Christmas break is as follows: 5 December - Championship heat 4... 12 December - Handicap heat 4 19 December - Queen of the Lake Hopefully, we will also be able to hold our annual Christmas Tea on the 19th of December. Hope to see you there!!

06.01.2022 Note to all intending sailors, and friends. The 2020-2021 Sail Training sessions begin on Saturday next, 14th November from 10:00 to 12:00 in front of the LBYC clubhouse. Everyone most welcome. The first session is free and continuing lessons are $5 per session. Age is no barrier.!! Members of the club will be there to help. The club has Pacer yachts as training yachts, and would like to have as many people as possible "giving it a go." If you have a life jacket, would you please bring it along. Hope to see lots on our lawns ready to come and try.!!!

04.01.2022 Sailing training this Saturday has been cancelled due to forecasted winds of 35-50km/hr during the morning. Weather allowing, sailing training will resume on 12th and 19th of December prior to the yacht club Christmas break

04.01.2022 LBYC Sail Training sessions will recommence on Sat 14th Nov and will continue each Sat morning from 10:00 to 12:00 until 19th Dec 2020. After the Christmas break these sessions will be held from 30th January until 27th March 2021. Everyone is most welcome to attend regardless of age. If you own a life jacket please bring it along, otherwise LBYC jackets can be supplied. Why not come and give sailing a try ?????

03.01.2022 Unfortunately no racing today at Lake Jindabyne regatta due to high winds but the teams got on the water for a blast anyway.

02.01.2022 Easter Regatta kicks off today. Sailing Instructions are here. https://www.dropbox.com//SAILING%20INSTRUCTIONS%20Easter%2