Goolwa Aquatic Club Speedboat Community

01/08/2026

Howdy All
Our 2026-27 season is approaching fast, we hope you have your boat maintenance done and are ready for our first get together on Saturday September the 19th. (Tech insp, & Picnic Day)
Some changes have been made for this season, there will be 7 events, up form 5 last season, and the Aquafest has been moved to March chasing some better weather.
We are looking forward to seeing you all their.
A calendar of our Goolwa Aquatic Club events, plus the Racing calendar for Adelaide Speedboat Club & Riverland Powerboat Club has been attached.

13/07/2026

Hello fellow speed boaters,
I hope everyone is well and busily preparing their boats for the upcoming Goolwa Aquatic Club speedboat season.
Hopefully you have seen the recent GAC newsletter identifying that the club have two vacancies for the next committee which commences at the AGM on Friday the 14th of August. The club is seeking a Treasurer, but also a speedboat representative to join the committee.
Could I ask that as a speedboat member, consider if you (or if someone you know) might be able to join the committee, and be part of a very special and unique club. Unless you are racing as part of the APBA, where else can you run your boat within South Australia?
This season, there have been some changes with the way speedboats will be coordinated, with the speedboat committee being reformed into a smaller sub committee under the main GAC committee. This makes the role of a speedboat representative on the committee quite critical to the ongoing success of speedboats at the GAC.
We would love to hear from you and would appreciate nominations by the 15th of July via the club website, or by contacting myself on 0426177171.
Please also consider attending the AGM on Friday the 14th of August. Speed boats now make up a large percentage of the overall club membership, and unless we have sufficient numbers in attendance on the evening, the AGM cannot proceed, so please support you club.
Thanks everyone, and we look forward to seeing you on the water in September.

Peter Whyte,
GAC Commodore

02/05/2026

A message from our Commodore, Peter Whyte

Well that went super fast, Another season come and gone. Despite some challenging weather conditions, we managed to hold all but one of our scheduled picnic events.
In response to recent changes in our insurance policy, the speedboat committee introduced new rules and regulations to enhance safety and event management.
These measures were met with positive feedback from both members and visiting clubs.

After months of planning the 2026 Aquafest got going but was again met with some very ordinary weather conditions.
Despite the forecast we had a large and varied field of boats in the car park on Saturday morning.
Our new Officer of the Day (Adam Smith) was determined to get a full programme done and thanks to his organizing skills it was easily achieved.
Everyone had plenty of time on the water and came away happy with day 1.

Sunday presented more poor weather, but there was a strong turnout of boats and we easily met our event targets.
The day culminating in a butcher’s picnic event which would have to be considered a highlight of the weekend.

There’s always a huge amount of work going on behind the scenes to make any event run smoothly, the Aquafest was no exception.
Thank you to all the Speedboat committee and members for their support A special mention must be made of the unwavering efforts of Peter Shep,
whose tieless work and leadership in securing critical insurance and coordinating the administration for Aquafest was instrumental in its success.
Without his efforts the Aquafest would not have happened and the club would be poorer for it.

Special thanks to Barry Hallett who has come on board this season as our rescue diver.
Barry patiently sits in his uncomfortable diving suit at every picnic day as well as our 2 consecutive Aquafest days ready to spring into action should he be needed.
Thank you Barry, a job well done.

Well done and thank you to our volunteers behind the bar and for providing catering, our Jimbo crew, all the guys in the car park,
Jamie and the guys from the ASBC who spent a considerable amount of time in the chilly lake helping launch and retrieve boats.

Thank you to the volunteers from Victor Harbor Goolwa Sea Rescue Squadron who provided on water support for the event
and to our event photographers who captured our picnic days and Aquafest.

20/04/2026

13/04/2026

Aquafest Sunday 12th April 2026

Photos Paul Neville

12/04/2026

Aquafest Sunday 12th April 2026

Photos Paul Neville

12/04/2026

Aquafest Sunday 12 April 2026

Photos Paul Neville

12/04/2026

Great video from Aquafest at Goolwa

12/04/2026

Let's see your photo's from yesterday.