Port Esperance Sailing Club in Dover, Tasmania, Australia | Country club/Clubhouse

Port Esperance Sailing Club

Locality: Dover, Tasmania, Australia

Phone: +61 428 972 578

Address: Station Rd 7117 Dover, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.pesc.com.au

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25.01.2022 Another lovely Friday evening, with off-the-beach dinghy sailing in one of our 2 new Quest dinghies.

25.01.2022 Unfortunately, the Huon Aquaculture Port Esperance Regatta has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. We are sorry we cannot host the regatta this year but look forward to 2021 when hopefully it will be safe to socialise, hug and kiss, dance and sail together. Stay well everyone!

25.01.2022 Something for those of us with sailing withdrawal issues..... MySail has created an online sailing Q&A to keep you connected to your sailing and fellow sailors during COVID-19. Dockside with Deb brings you closer to your fellow sailors through a weekly conversation with the people you might expect or want to meet while hanging out at your local sailing club or marina.... This online event is held every Wednesday evening - 5pm in Perth, 6:30 in SA, 7pm in Sydney / Melbourne or 9pm in NZ. This week's guest speaker is Will Ryan. Will is an Olympic medal winner and member of the Australian Sailing Team, and will discuss his journey into sailing and to the Olympics, his tips for performing under pressure and how he's managing the disappointment of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic postponement. This is a free event hosted by MySail and anyone's welcome to join. You can register here: https://bit.ly/3d2aVTZ. It will also be live streamed to MySail's Facebook page.

24.01.2022 Fabulous turnout on the foreshore today...over 100 people came through to give their thoughts on the rebuild of the Sailing Club- thanks all! If you couldn't make it today please have your say here! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XVJV9PV Survey open until 5pm Friday 10th July

24.01.2022 So much history and memories come from between these walls. This old apple cold store, built with bricks salvaged from the Hope Town Mill over 100 years ago, has hosted so many community events over the years. Despite our desires to try and retain this old structure its integrity has been compromised and it will have to be demolished. We aim to salvage as much of the old brickwork and remaining roof timbers as possible and use them to build some kind of memorial to the old bu...ilding. So many people in the Dover community have been involved with sailing club or joined community events here over the years. We will try and draw on and express these memories and values in any new building and memorial. We will try and keep you all posted with developments over the coming months.

22.01.2022 We are very grateful to Phil Soley from Clarence Point who heard about the loss of our dinghy fleet in the recent fire. Phil has kindly donated this Highway 21' trailer-sailer to the the sailing club. It will be fantastic for our members to be able to get out on the water this summer in our new boat!

20.01.2022 A very sad day for the Dover Community. Last night the clubhouse burnt. We have lost so much during this devastating event. But we will rebuild and join together again. Our community is resilient. We will get out sailing again soon and enjoy our beautiful bay. For now we mourn but a new club will rise from the ashes!

19.01.2022 Great day to get some juniors back on the water from our temporary storage container thanks to Duggans Pty Ltd

18.01.2022 We'd love to see you all on the Foreshore this Saturday- a great opportunity to talk through the options for the new club with the PESC committee. If you can't be there, the survey can be completed online using this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XVJV9PV Looking forward to seeing everyone's thoughts!

18.01.2022 HAVE YOUR SAY! We'll be on the foreshore this Saturday 4th July from 12-3 with a sausage sizzle, music and a survey for your thoughts: we'd love your input as we prepare to rebuild the Port Esperance Sailing Club. Please come along, talk to the PESC committee and help us define the future of the PESC building

18.01.2022 The Notice of Race and Entry Form for the Huon Aquaculture Port Esperance Regatta, 10-12 April, are available from the Port Esperance Sailing Club's website www.pesc.com.au.

17.01.2022 The demolition begins!

17.01.2022 Sailing Club rebuild Community Reference Group - As we progress the planning stage of the new PESC Clubhouse we are currently formalising a Community Reference Group to inform and liaise with our community and ensure that the new building will be reflective of community needs. Key representatives have been identified and we will be encouraging anyone with input or questions to get in touch with the group. More info to come shortly. Anyone with a particular interest/ desire to be part of this group please contact [email protected] by 25th October.

17.01.2022 It was a fun first Try Sailing Day of the season. We are all looking forward to a great summer ahead!

17.01.2022 It was wonderful to join with Bastian Seidel, Labor Candidate for Huon and meet with some of the committee from the Port Esperance Sailing Club today to discus...s the Club's plans to rebuild their clubhouse. The loss of the clubhouse was a real blow to the entire Dover community, but with these exciting plans hopefully the club will bounce back stronger than ever.

16.01.2022 Hardworking PESC committee & members working behind the scenes to get the word out that we will rebuild. The 7 Nightly News team paid Dover a vist on the 17th of October to tell the story of our efforts to rebuild. Share with your friends keep the word out there. PESC will rise from the ashes.

13.01.2022 The sailing season is about to begin! PESC will be holding the Sail Past for the Opening of this year’s Sailing Season next Sunday 18th October at 11am. We will have a sausage sizzle on the beach afterwards and hope that the weather will be warm and sunny. The following Sunday 25th we shall have our first "Try Sailing Day off the beach and look forward to showing you the new dinghies. More information about the "Try Sailing Day " to follow.

12.01.2022 Well Done Steve Harrison & the crew of Temptation presenting PESC further afield.

11.01.2022 The lovely Wren Fraser Cameron has donated copies of her amazing new novel 'The Oyster Girl', to help the sailing club's fundraising efforts. You might just get your hands on a copy if you buy a ticket in PESC's Xmas raffle at the Twilight Market this Sunday 13th December on the Dover foreshore, 4-7pm.

10.01.2022 Three sleeps to go to our film screening. Port Esperance Sailing Club are running the paid bar as a fundraiser to rebuild the club. On offer is a selection of w...hite and red wine; Cascade beer, Coopers sparkling ale; stout, champers and mulled cider. Apple juice, Solo and soda water as well! See more

09.01.2022 The first step in our clubhouse rebuilding process is now underway. A working group has been formed to help gather community input. The working group is comprised of 6 PESC members Jeremy Firth, Kari Thomas, Steve Harrison, Rachael Trueman, Robert Jackson and Peter Koob. The working group will gather and collate information on community values and opinions which will be used in the development of the project design brief. Using community input the Working Group will also pre...sent ideas for incorporating a commemorative feature of the old building. They will be gathering input from members, ex-members and the broader community. Specific events will be advertised. The process from here will include opportunity for input and comment along the way. Broadly the process includes the following steps. 1. Working Group (WG) formed to gather and collect information on community values. 2. WG present outcomes of community engagement ideas for incorporating a historical commemorative feature. 3. PESC Committee write a project brief based on WG feedback, the function of the club, project budget and planning restrictions. 4. Project Brief shared with members and community for comment. 5. Refined project brief is used to obtain fee estimates for design and documentation of project. 6. Designer selected based on selection criteria. 7. Selected designer briefed by PESC Committee. 8. Proposed Design presented to members and community for comment. 9. Detailed documentation for approval & construction completed.

09.01.2022 Helping hands get our sailing program back on track. We are now well on the way to getting our sail training fleet back together and planning next season sailing program. A successful Tasmanian Community Grant will partially fund the purchase of 2 new RS Quests (see photo). 2 Optimists have also been, very generously, offered on loan for 12 months by Sandy Bay Yacht Club . These will be used while we continue to rebuild the fleet.... New life jackets have been funded by Nick Street, through the Premiers discretionary fund. Fundraising is also ploughing ahead which will help towards purchasing additional Optimists. A BIG thank you to all those who have helped us rebuild so far. What we need now is temporary storage. If you know of any unused 20’ shipping containers that we could borrow for 12months+ please get in touch. Please put out the call.

09.01.2022 Thank you to the unknown person in Geeveston who donated $50 to the club the day after the fire. It has been put towards our fundraising for replacement dinghies.

09.01.2022 Watch this space!... Part of PESC's temporary storage for sailing dinghies has arrived! We have boats on the way & are excited that we will be able to run a summer sailing program off the Dover beach. A HUGE thank you to Duggans Civil & Earthworks for donating & delivering this container! https://www.duggans.com.au/

09.01.2022 Rigging up the new Quest Dinghy to make sure we have everything ready to go before the PESC "Try Sailing Day" Sunday the 25th of October (10am-12noon)... A HUGE Thank You to Tasmanian Community Fund for our grant to buy this boat!.. Getting ready for a great summer on the water in Port Esperance!

08.01.2022 Come along and have a go on Sunday 10am -12 pm

08.01.2022 Following the devastating fire at the PESC clubhouse on 23rd April, it was hoped by all that some of the existing structure could be saved. This is unfortunately not the case. The remaining brick structure has been assessed by a building assessor as part of the insurance process as a total loss. The issues that the assessor advised were as follows: - The lime mortar has been structurally compromised by the heat of the fire.... - The old clay bricks are likely to have water and mineral damage due to the cement render applied to the external surface. - Due to the age of the building the footing and foundation of the brick wall structure is not suitable to support the wall structure, and even with reinforcement could not be made to comply with current building regulations. - There are asbestos particles throughout the glues used in the floor finishes. This makes the site unsafe for workers to be on site to attempt repair. - Approximately half of the timber in the roof structure has been damaged by the fire. These combined factors mean that it would not be possible, regardless of repairs, to have the structure certified for occupation without complete demolition and reconstruction. The PESC committee has been informed that there is not an option to retain the existing brick structure. Knowing the importance of the building within the community, the PESC committee has negotiated the following items to be salvaged from the building: - Any surviving roof timbers - Any surviving clay bricks - The timber bar. Due to the presence of asbestos in the building these items will need to be cleaned and certified as safe during the demolition process. For safety reasons it is likely that the demolition of the structure will be undertaken very soon.

07.01.2022 Take a moment to pause and appreciate the old PESC Clubrooms/Apple store next time you pass by. A hundred years of history came down very quickly but the memories remain. We salvaged some bricks and timbers that can be used in a commemorative feature. The site is now clear and we begin the rebuilding process.

07.01.2022 Great to catch up with PESC members in front of a warm fire at the first of our Fundraising events - Firepit Friday. And we raised more than $300 towards the rebuild. Stay posted for information about our next event.

02.01.2022 Clubhouse Rebuild We are raising funds to rebuild the clubhouse. If you would like to donate, please visit our campaign at the Australian Sports Foundation. It's tax deductible. Or you can donate directly by contacting us at: [email protected].(not tax deductible) ... https://asf.org.au/projects/port-esperance-sailing-club/ See more

01.01.2022 Fundraising Firepit Friday at the Jim Casey Oval, Dover. Friday 7th August at 6pm. Come on down for a music jam night.... We can have 34 people indoors and there is covered space outdoors.