Meet members and sail with them on their boats. Try trapezing on an A class cat, putting the spinnaker up on a 125 or National E or see how different a Sabre is from a Laser. A great way to find out about next steps in sailing. Open to all, you are welcome to bring your friends and family.

ESC invites you to our annual Food and Wine Extravaganza on Friday 21^st February from 7pm till late, there will be a 3 course meal prepared by our chefs Dan & sous Joseph, accompanied by a selection of fine Champagne and wines to compliment the food and an informative Parti Gras by Sir Lunchalot himself, ESC Commodore Rob Anderson.

 $65 Per Head, tickets are limited so to secure your place please RSVP Joseph Picone as soon as possible.

All members are encouraged to attend the Elwood Sailing Club Half Yearly General Meeting to be held at the clubrooms on Saturday 1st March 2014, the meeting will commence around 5.30 pm or possibly a little later if people are still tiding up after sailing.

Meet club members and go for a sail with them on their boats. Get to try trapezing on an A class cat, putting the spinnaker up on a 125 or National E or see how different a Sabre is from a Laser. A great way to find out about next steps in sailing. Open to all, so you are welcome to bring your friends and family.

Old St.Nick and his helpers will be making their annual visit to Elwood Sailing Club on Saturday 14^th December, so be there with your kids, grandkids and their friends to welcome Santa Clause back to ESC.  The party will kick off after sailing around 5pm with some kids games and party food before Santa’s arrival and followed by a BBQ, and the good news for all you scrooges out there is that it’s free again this year!

Parents & guardians, please remember to bring a small labelled gift for each child attending as our Santa will have been out sailing all afternoon and will not have time to shop beforehand…

All recent trainees and new members are invited to come and join the club committee members and class representatives after the last day of training for a free BBQ. Get to meet some of the club members and find out about the boats they sail.

Come and try a Paper Tiger catamaran. The Paper Tiger is a popular, light weight and low cost boat that is suitable both for beginners and competitive sailors. There will be a number of Paper Tigers and their owners at Elwood ready to take people out for a sail. Open to all, so you are welcome to bring your friends and family.

The buds are bursting, the days are getting longer and we are experiencing our first spring cold snap, so it’s time for the ESC 2013/14 season Opening Day!

Join Elwood Sailing Club Commodore Rob Anderson, Flag Officers, committee members, sponsors, honorary life members and special guests and assorted local worthies in welcoming in the new season at the clubrooms on Sunday 29th September from midday.

The opening ceremony at 12:30 will be followed by an introduction of new members and racing information session hosted by ESC Commodores Rear & Vice, Croften Dawson and Mark Foster at approximately 12:50, before adjourning for a traditional 2pm race start (weather permitting), and followed by a sausage sizzle after racing around 5pm.

In case of inclement weather the bar will be open from 1pm with sailing DVD’s on the big screen and an early sausage sizzle for all to enjoy.

So come along & join the celebrations!