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Parramatta River Sailing Club (PRSC) provides keelboat racing in two divisions. In Spring, Summer and Autumn we run spinnaker races each Saturday and in Winter we race each second Saturday. We also run a non-spinnaker twilight series during daylight saving period of the year each Wednesday evening. Spring, Summer and Autumn races are a mix of regular river races and harbour races. Courses for regular races take the fleet from our starting line at Looking Glass Point and extend to Putney Punt in the West to Cockatoo Island in the East. Our harbour series take one division to Shark Island and back and the other to Fort Denison and back.
Our clubhouse is very well located on the tip of Looking Glass Point (end of Wharf Road Gladesville) and provides a spectacular platform for watching the racing and passing traffic and provides some amazing sunset views. Club yachts successfully compete through the season in numerous other harbour and inter-club events. These include the Australia Day Regatta, Drummoyne Twilight Series, Balmain Regatta and the West Harbour Combined Club Summer Series - the latter two organized and run by Balmain Sailing Club. Contact us at [email protected] for more information. |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2026 Sailing Restart Happy New Year to all PRSC Members and Friends As I am sure you aware, sailing has restarted at PRSC for the second half of the 2025 - 26 sailing season, with the first race of Twilight Series B held yesterday evening, 28th January, with reports of a good turn out both on the water and at the club. Saturday racing restarts this coming Saturday 31st January with the first race of the Autumn Series and the starting gun goes off at 13:45. Skippers are reminded of the update to the Sailing Instructions, requiring all on board to be financial club members either through an Annual Membership or a SailPass, which has now come into effect. See below for details. Over the Xmas / New Year period work has taken place on the new kitchen build. While the club will open for trading on sailing days, this work is still in progress and parts of the club are still a construction zone, so please exercise caution when visiting the club and accessing its facilities - safety first and tread carefully please. This work has involved the temporary relocation of the bar, but please be reassured that it will be trading on the days the club is open to keep everyone’s spirits up. Come down and support your club, either on or off the water, and see the positive changes that are happening at your club. Handbook and Sailing Instructions Update Please be advise, in particular all skippers and sailing members, that the PRSC Handbook and Sailing Instructions 2025 - 26 have been updated. The reason for the update is the recent decision by the Board to ensure all who race with PRSC are financial members of the club, rather than having only one financial member aboard. This update takes into account the implementation of SailPass by the club, which now allows an individual to join the club on a temporary basis for a minimal cost, and race on board a yacht registered with the club. In addition, by being a financial member, either through payment of the annual fee or by purchasing a SailPass, that member is also a member of Australian Sailing and as such is covered by the insurance that they offer. The Board considered this to be beneficial to all in the interest of member safety. The relevant sections that have been update are as follows: 4.1 MEMBERSHIP FEES Skippers and crews of all yachts are encouraged to become members of the Parramatta River Sailing Club and of AS. The skipper and all crew on board a yacht registered with the club and competing in club events must be financial members of PRSC. Membership can be either by payment of an annual membership fee or by the purchase of a SailPass for an individual race. 5.12 Rules The skipper and all crew on board participating yachts must be financial members of the PRSC. Financial membership means either the payment of an annual membership fee or the purchase of a SailPass for an individual race. Yachts racing with non-financial crew aboard will not accrue points for that race. This update come into effect from the first race in 2026 which is Twilight Series B, Race 1, on Wednesday 28th January 2026. An updated copy of the PRSC Handbook and Sailing Instructions 2025 – 26 can be found under the Downloads Tab. Memberships As the PRSC membership year runs from May through to April, it is now time to renew your membership for the 2025 - 26 season. It would be greatly appreciated if you could renew your membership by May 31 2025. For the 2025 - 26 season, there has been an increase in the fees which is due to the increasing costs of running the club and keeping its operations viable. The fees are: Membership Type / Fee New Adult Sailing Member: $10.00 Joining Fee and $295 Annual Fee Renewing Adult Sailing Member: $295.00 New Family Membership: $20.00 Joining Fee and $395 Annual Fee New and Renewing Social / Junior Member: $60.00 Sail Pass Member (All Ages) per Race: $10.00 NB: Maximum of One Series or up to 10 Races. Race Registration Fee All Series: $295.00 Individual Series: $100.00 Please note there has been no increase to the Social /Junior Membership Fees or the Race Fees. Updated Membership Forms for the 2025 - 26 Season are available under the Downloads Tab. Fees can be paid electronically to the account detailed on the Membership Forms or at the Club. Prompt payment of your Fees is appreciated. To stay up to date with the Club’s activity, please keep an eye on the Club’s Facebook page – Parramatta River Sailing Club. If you want to pass on any feedback about the Club, please send it thru via the [email protected] email address. To register for a SailPASS use the following link :- https://www.revolutionise.com.au/prsc/registration |
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