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About the Ladies in the tower on Wednesdays

The Wednesday Wonders Tower Ladies are well known faces around the Club and are much appreciated by all those sailing on the 40 or so boats who are regular competitors ... read more »

CLUB PERSON of the YEAR is Stephen Aulich and the STIRRERS AWARD for 2009 goes to Kevin Wood

The CLUB PERSON of the YEAR is Stephen Aulich and the STIRRERS AWARD for 2009 goes to Kevin Wood. Tradition dictates that two awards are presented at the annual SYC ball ... read more »

Gogs Manning – life member of SYC passed away on Friday 30 December 2011

CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF GOGS MANNING Sunday 15 January from 4.00pm to 6.00pm SYC Members Lounge Everyone welcome       Below is and extract from a profile written about Gogs  a couple of years ago. "Gogs was ... read more »

Ian Whitbread is Clubman of the Year and Stirrer’s Award goes to Alan Edwards

By tradition, there are two awards announced at the Annual Ball – Clubman of the Year and the Stirrer’s Award. Ian Whitbread was announced Clubman of the ... read more »

Member profile – Margot and Graeme Watt

Graeme Watt joined SYC as a junior member in 1954 and remembers his first payment of 15 shillings ($1.50) as the nomination fee and subscription. He has been sailing ... read more »

Member Profile -Stewart Howarth – SYC Radio Officer

Stewart Howarth - SYC Radio Officer Perched around the ‘Pillar of Knowledge’ on bar stools in the SYC main bar, with a glass or two in front of them, ... read more »

Member Profile- ERYL HARRIS

Member Profile: ERYL HARRIS Eryl is part of our much-appreciated Race Management Team at Sandringham. The Harris Family came to Sandy in 1983 with their yacht ECLIPSE – a 27-foot ... read more »

Philip Spry-Bailey elected Life Membership to SYC

At the AGM, this past Tuesday night; Philip Spry-Bailey was elected Life Membership to Sandringham Yacht Club. Philip has been an active member of the club for ... read more »

Robyn Coombs the Clubperson of the year (guess who is the Stirrer – had to be Marty!)

Announced to popular acclaim at our Centenary ball was the Clubperson of theYear - and it went to Robyn Coombs. Robyn is well known and much loved ... read more »

SYC Member Ron Blint will pay the ultimate tribute to his father’s World War II exploits

SYC Member Ron Blint is about to experience the journey of a lifetime by retracing his father's steps, a  Scottish Jew Who Enlisted as a commando with the ... read more »

Vanessa Higgins

Vanessa Higgins joined Sandringham Yacht Club on 16 June 1988.  Starting as a cadet and following in the footsteps of her father Larry, Vanessa quickly developed a love ... read more »

World Tasar Champions – Paul and Bron Ridgway – a fantastic result…

Sandringham Yacht Club members, husband and wife Paul and Bronwyn Ridgway have won the World Championships for the Tasar sailing dinghy held at the Royal Torbay Yacht Club in Torquay ... read more »