Hello fellow Yachties

Ask not what can the Port Lincoln Yacht Club do for you – ask what can you do for the Port Lincoln Yacht Club.

Well it certainly seems like a long time ago that we held the 2020 Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race and Regatta Week.  I vividly remember boat discussions during the week about some virus in China and how it was affecting supply chains around Australia. Little did we know? The Lincoln Week Committee has been hoping that by the time we do another lap around the sun the covid19 situation will have stabilized and we can all return to some form of normality.

We certainly hope that you will join us for South Australia’s premier keel boat race and regatta. Like all sailing clubs around Australia covid restrictions have hit us hard. Regular income from venue hire ceased and sailing events had to be cancelled. What we are hoping is that you all consider our event as part of your new year sailing calendar. I’m sure some of you are thinking, what if covid restrictions cause the cancelation of the event? If we have to cancel due to covid restrictions our policy is to refund your nomination with a small admin fee retained. We certainly hope that the uncertainty of covid doesn’t stop you from entering.

Though covid has changed the world we live in some things haven’t changed. We will still put on a fantastic regatta in a great place to sail. I have ordered 12-18 knot seabreezes for the event, but with delivery schedules hard to meet these days I hope it’s not delivered a week late (It’s never normally like this, you should have been here last week).We hope you take the opportunity to be part of our great regatta and help support grass roots sailing in one of Australia’s great country sailing clubs. We will continue to support our crayfish industry with the 3 crayfish draws per day. One thing is certain, if you’re not here, you won’t win them. Do yourself a favour and help our crayfishing community and buy a cray for Christmas.

I hope you all get to enjoy your Christmas with loved ones, those sending it to Hobart, safe sailing and above all, visualise more sailing in the new year. We encourage you to take advantage of the early bird entry before new year and look forward to catching up with you for a cold one when you get to the centre of the universe.

Cheers
Andy