Port Vincent Sailing Club

Port Vincent Sailing Club is a community sailing club at 10 Marine Parade, Port Vincent, on the eastern coast of Yorke Peninsula, looking across Gulf St Vincent toward Adelaide. It offers family-oriented dinghy and trailer-sailer racing on the sheltered waters of Port Vincent Bay, with club racing from early spring to autumn.

Beyond regular racing and social activities, the club has hosted state championship events and, in the past, national regattas. It sails from a clubhouse built on the current site in 1959, and sailing on the bay goes back to the 1930s.

Port Vincent is one of Yorke Peninsula's favourite holiday towns, with a crescent-shaped bay, a swimming beach and a marina at the northern end, so the club is a busy, sociable place in summer. Racing includes a sponsored summer series in which trailer sailers compete around the bay. Follow the club's Facebook page or call 0428 292 315 for the season program. See our Port Vincent sailing clubs page and Yorke Peninsula page for more.

The club runs a seasonal racing and social sailing program from early October to late April, with about 20–25 events for members each season. It has hosted state championships for several yacht and dinghy classes and, in the past, national regattas. The facilities support recreational and competitive sailing and are sometimes used by school aquatics programs. The club doesn't advertise formal learn-to-sail courses, so contact it about crewing or trying a sail.

Holiday sailors are a big part of the scene here. Many families sail at Port Vincent over summer, so the season is a friendly place to meet people and find a crew spot. For formal courses before you go, browse sailing courses on YouSail, and read our FAQ on checks before your first sail in SA waters.

The club sails on Port Vincent Bay, on the eastern side of Gulf St Vincent. The bay is sheltered, and the town has a marina at its northern end and is a popular holiday and boating destination.

Port Vincent faces east across the gulf toward the Adelaide coast, so it's a natural stop for Adelaide yachts crossing the gulf. The marina at the northern end of the bay gives visiting boats a safe berth. Summer sea breezes on the gulf are usually reliable, while the bay itself stays comparatively calm, which is good for dinghy sailing and families. See our FAQ on wind and sea conditions in Gulf St Vincent and our Gulf St Vincent page.

Yachts were first sailed on Port Vincent Bay in 1934, and the Port Vincent Sailing Club was formed in 1935. Club activities stopped during the Second World War and started again in 1958. A clubhouse was built on the current site in 1959 and has been extended several times since.

The town itself dates from 1877, when it was surveyed as a port for shipping grain from the surrounding farmland, and the bay's sailing tradition grew from that maritime past. Over the decades the club has built a long record of local racing and has hosted state and national events for various classes. It remains a summer fixture for locals and holidaying families on Yorke Peninsula.