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Sailing club
Leven Yacht Club is a friendly, volunteer-run sailing club on the Leven River at Ulverstone on Tasmania's north-west coast. Formed in 1950 from a club dating back to 1933, it offers learn to sail, Saturday racing, Discover Sailing Days and a SailPass for newcomers, with fleets that include RS dinghies, Sabots, B14 skiffs and off-the-beach catamarans.
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Leven Yacht Club is a friendly, volunteer-run sailing club on the Leven River at Ulverstone on Tasmania's north-west coast. Formed in 1950 from a club dating back to 1933, it offers learn to sail, Saturday racing, Discover Sailing Days and a SailPass for newcomers, with fleets that include RS dinghies, Sabots, B14 skiffs and off-the-beach catamarans.
Service area: Ulverstone, TAS
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Leven Yacht Club is based at 3 Dial Street, Ulverstone, with its clubhouse on the bank of the Leven River about a kilometre upstream from the river mouth. It is a volunteer-run club with a strong junior membership and a relaxed, welcoming culture.
The club offers learn to sail, Saturday racing through the season and Discover Sailing Days for people curious about giving sailing a go, with upcoming days on 5 December 2026 and 9 January 2027. Its SailPass temporary membership lets newcomers try club sailing before committing. Fleets include RS dinghies, Sabots, B14 skiffs and off-the-beach catamarans. See other clubs nearby on our Ulverstone sailing clubs page.
Leven Yacht Club's learn-to-sail sessions are run by volunteers, which keeps them friendly and affordable. Discover Sailing Days are held through the season — with dates set for 5 December 2026 and 9 January 2027 — and are designed for people who have never sailed before. If you enjoy it, the club's SailPass temporary membership lets you keep sailing for a while before taking out full membership.
Saturday racing is the heart of club life, with fleets including RS dinghies, Sabots, B14 skiffs and off-the-beach catamarans. Leven sailors also travel to regattas around the state, such as the Georges Bay Sailing Regatta over the November long weekend, and the club has a track record at national level — its sailors won both the yardstick and handicap divisions at the 2018 B14 nationals. The club has also supported Project Broad Reach, which uses sailing to support young people facing disadvantage.
The clubhouse is at 3 Dial Street, Ulverstone, on the bank of the Leven River roughly a kilometre upstream from where it meets Bass Strait. Ulverstone sits between Devonport and Burnie on Tasmania's north-west coast, and the river gives the club a sheltered place to learn and race, with the open water of Bass Strait just outside the mouth.
Like many river clubs, Leven has had to work with the weather: a major flood in 2016 took out its boat ramps and seawall, and the club sailed without proper launching facilities for several years while repairs were made. For other north-west clubs, see Mersey Yacht Club in East Devonport and Burnie Yacht Club.
See our Ulverstone sailing clubs page for more.
Recreational sailing races on the Leven River are recorded as far back as the mid-1800s, when locals raced 16-foot dinghies. A sailing club was formed on 7 December 1933, and the current Leven Yacht Club was established on 31 March 1950.
The club has hosted significant events over the years, including the 1990 Mosquito catamaran nationals and the 2016 Tasmanian Youth Championships. It has always been a close-knit, family-friendly club — one that, according to an Australian Sailing profile, had gone more than a decade without a formal protest being lodged.
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