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Port Cygnet Sailing Club offers a great club, slipway, sailing dinghies and keelboats and rowing skiffs. Pontoon and jetty. Visitors are always welcome.

Australian Sailing approved keelboat, dinghy sailing and powerboat handling instruction. Formed in May 1979 on the shores at Robley’s Point, the first functions of the Port Cygnet Sailing Club were held in a tent with the first racing being in dinghies. The area around the foreshore at that time was overgrown with blackberries, gorse etc and had a rocky foreshore. Over the years many truck loads o

f sand have been dumped and spread along what is now a beach. In the 1980s there was only a handful of boats anchored in the bay, now there are well over 100 registered moorings. The Club conducts races on most Sundays from early October until the end of April each year. Twilight racing commences on the first Tuesday in January and runs for 8 weeks with a very popular barbecue meal to follow. A Winter Race series is conducted fortnightly for 6 races from the end of May for the hardy. The Port Cygnet Regatta, conducted over the long weekend in March each year, is a major event on the yachting calendar. Together with local boats, there are yachts competing from RYCT, DSS, BYC and KYC enjoying the hospitality that PCSC provides. In 2014 the Club celebrated the 150th Anniversary of Regattas in Cygnet with a major week long series of events. Visit our website cygnet sailing.org.au for further information.

04/09/2026

We are delighted to share the great news that PCSC’s very own Jeremy Clowes is a finalist for Instructor of the Year at the Tasmania Australian sailing Awards Night!

Congratulations Jeremy!

Last week our new Club Support Officer for Tas, Sam Dobie, got busy visiting some of the Discover Sailing Centres, saying hello, meeting the teams and dropping off their brand new flags and stickers to put up around their clubs.

Make sure you say hi if you see her around, and if you haven't already, look up your nearest DSC to see what accredited courses they have on offer for the season ahead.

Derwent Sailing Squadron Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania Sandy Bay Sailing Club Kingston Beach Sailing Club Kettering Yacht Club Bellerive Yacht Club Port Cygnet Sailing Club Wynyard Yacht Club Port Dalrymple Yacht Club

29/08/2026

28/08/2026

The onwater season is fast approaching! Now is the time to check out your safety equipment!

Take Marine and Safety Tasmania - Mast 30 second challenge and see how well you go!

https://youtu.be/6mkL22NpY9M

https://mast.tas.gov.au/safe-boating/safety-equipment/

The safety equipment required varies according to the length of the vessel and the operational area.

23/08/2026

At PCSC’s AGM yesterday the retiring Commodore Gary Pritchard gave an excellent account of the Club’s activities for the past year and details of the work being carried out by volunteer Club members. He referred to the continuing cooperation between the southern Tasmanian sailing clubs and the support by Australian Sailing - Tasmania. The Club thanked Gary for his stewardship.

The new Commodore Leon Young was welcomed and introduced himself to club members who are looking forward to the opening of the sailing season and initiatives being planned by the new committee.

Out going Committee members Victoria Handley and Philip Harrington were thanked.

New Managment Committee
Commodore- Leon Young
Vice Commodore- Colin Grazules
Rear Commodore - Christine Materia
Treasurer - Kelvin O’Connor
Secretary- Mark Stephenson
General Committee Members - Jeremy Clowes, Sean Smith and Jill Ferguson

Special thanks to our new commodores brothers who tended the BBQ, and our bar and galley team!

12/07/2026

NOTICE FOR ALL MEMBERS & BOAT OWNERS

A severe Coastal Hazard Warning for abnormally high tides is active for Port Cygnet and the Huon River tonight.

A powerful storm surge is compounding the tide, risking significant coastal and foreshore flooding.

Peak Evening Tide: Forecast for 6:31 PM TODAY.

Risk Window: Expect high water levels between 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM.

CLUB & VESSEL SAFETY: Secure Vessels: Check your boats in the rack, tied up tot he jetty and on moorings.

Foreshore Risk: Water will rise well above normal marks, threatening jetties and walkways.

18/05/2026

2025-2026 Presentation! Another season over. Commodore Gary Pritchard presented the awards of the season amidst loads of joy and merriment.

Special thanks to our Racing Committee and start box volunteers for making it happen and our fantastic volunteers for assisting with food and bar duties and to Wendy for supplying the photos.

10/05/2026

What an amazing success for a four week Discover Sailing Series! We had thought we might get 3 Saturdays with good enough weather, keeping one in reserve, and hoping that everyone would have at least one week out on the water. But our members and parents of Junior and Youth sailors came back for more:) Huge thanks to all the volunteers who made it possible…..I am sure we will be asked to organise a further series! In the meantime we have lots of willing sailors ready to crew:)

27/04/2026

Second Discover Sailing Day in the series. Light winds, a dappled sky and wonderful camaraderie:) Thanks to our Club members for providing their boats and to our Assistant Instructors for help with novice Pacer sailors. Back for more next Saturday!

Photos credit: Wendy Lentz

19/04/2026

The first of the Discover Sailing series for club members and parents of Junior & Youth members was held on Saturday morning. It was certainly chilly but there were good breezes and lots of enthusiasm:) Robbie and Jillaine Williams brought their 44’ Swarbrick to the jetty so that the 6 member crew could board easily and Glenn Sanders ferried his crew out to Digga in the Club tender. Bob Howison took his crew through all points of sail on the Etchells including a spinnaker run:) Alison Viner, Tiago Fisher and Thomas Pile each skippered a Pacer dinghy and their crew loved the experience of taking the helm. Wendy Lentz was in attendance in the safety boat and Judy Howison was shore based in the event of any help being required. Next week, 25 April, will see some more volunteer skippers offering their yachts for another Discover Sailing experience:)

15/04/2026

Huge thanks to John Alexander for conducting a Rules Night in the Clubrooms at PCSC on Tuesday evening. We used Paul Bale’s beautifully crafted model yachts for demonstration on a magnetic board! Lively discussion between 20 attendees;)

Address

145 Lymington Road
Cygnet, TAS
7112

Website

http://www.cygnetsailing.org.au/

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