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Sailing club
George Town Yacht Club is a friendly community club on the Esplanade at George Town, near the mouth of the Tamar River in northern Tasmania. Affiliated with Australian Sailing, it brings together sailors and power boaters with a social clubhouse and water-view bar, club functions and community events.
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George Town Yacht Club is a friendly community club on the Esplanade at George Town, near the mouth of the Tamar River in northern Tasmania. Affiliated with Australian Sailing, it brings together sailors and power boaters with a social clubhouse and water-view bar, club functions and community events.
Service area: George Town, TAS
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George Town Yacht Club — also known as the George Town Yacht & Motor Boat Club — is based at 13 Esplanade North, George Town, on the eastern shore of the Tamar River close to its mouth at Low Head. It is affiliated with Australian Sailing and brings together sailing and power boat enthusiasts.
The clubhouse has a bar overlooking the water with regular opening hours, and the club hosts functions, fundraising events and working bees throughout the year. The club is most active on its Facebook page, which is the best place to check for opening times and upcoming events, or call 0417 503 901. See other clubs nearby on our George Town sailing clubs page.
George Town Yacht Club is primarily a social and community club, and public information about formal training programs is limited — the club's Facebook page is the best place to check for any upcoming sailing activities. For structured learn-to-sail courses in the area, Tamar Yacht Club runs a Saturday morning program at Beauty Point from October to April, and Deviot Sailing Club holds Discover Sailing Days through the season.
The club is at 13 Esplanade North, George Town, on the eastern bank of the Tamar River close to Low Head, where the river opens into Bass Strait. The lower Tamar gives access both to the sheltered river upstream through the Tamar Valley and to coastal waters outside the heads. Across the river, Port Dalrymple Yacht Club and the Tamar Yacht Club marina are both at Beauty Point.
The lower Tamar is a big, tidal waterway, and streams can run hard near the heads, so time your trips with the tide and watch for shipping heading to and from Bell Bay. See our FAQ on tidal streams in Tasmanian harbours and on planning a Bass Strait crossing for passages beyond the heads.
See our George Town sailing clubs page for more.
George Town Yacht Club has long served as a meeting place for the boating community at the mouth of the Tamar, combining sailing and power boating with a busy social calendar. Its members keep the clubhouse running through volunteer working bees and fundraising events, and the club remains affiliated with Australian Sailing.
George Town itself is one of the oldest towns in Australia. It grew from the settlement founded near the Tamar heads by Lieutenant-Colonel William Paterson in 1804, and the Low Head pilot station nearby has guided ships into the river since the early 1800s. The Tamar has hosted yacht racing since the 1830s, and the area's sailors have long raced local classes, including the Tamar class boats sailed at clubs like George Town. The club continues that long maritime heritage at the river mouth.
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