South Gippsland Yacht Club

Today is Sunday.  We started by taking Genevieve to Mass with us at Our Lady Star of the Sea.  A very nice and friendly church.  From there went walked to the town center and a donut treat.  Then we went to the farmer's market and for a walk on the beach.  On our way, we saw a bunch of sailboats lined up along the beach.  We met some great people, were invited to the local yacht club and David managed to hitch a ride as crew on a Hobie 16.  We raced 16s in our 20s and then moved up to racing Hobie 18's.  Lots of great sailing memories.  David had the foresight to bring his 3mm wetsuit so he's good to go in the cold waters.  After the race, I went down and met some of the club members and we'll definitely be returning to visit and sail again.

There are many boats that would be familiar to American sailors such as the
Hobies, lasers and the Mirror dingy (ok maybe that last one is more familiar
to the people who built one as a teenager like David did.  This boat is called a
Sabre but in the states, a sabre is a line of monohulls.  If you enlarge the picture
you'll see the sabre design on the sail.

This is a catamaran built in Australia.  They have hard chines but
kick-up rudder and no centerboards to make surfing the shoals easier.

Boats timing the start.  There were a variety of catamarans, board boats and home-builts.