Sailing

The Sydney Flying Squadron sails the historic 18-foot skiffs on Saturdays from early October to Easter, and hosts other open boat classes including the 12-footers. Racing runs to the club's own traditions: coloured sail insignia, a handicap start, and a finish everyone can see.

• Try sailing

  Three sails before joining. Swim required, training provided.

• Returning sailors

  Sailed skiffs before? No boat needed. Crews found within the week.

• The eleven boats

  The fleet, its stories and its people.

• Racing

  Calendar, courses and results.

• 12-footers

  The feeder class, sailing from the same shore.

• Volunteer

  Rescue, race control, the barbecue: the jobs that make racing happen.

Who sails here

These pages set out what sailing at the Squadron looks like for particular groups.

• Women sailing at the Squadron

  Women sailing historic 18-footers at the Sydney Flying Squadron, and the Queen of the Harbour.

• Juniors at the Squadron

  Junior sailing at the Sydney Flying Squadron: the pathway from first sail to crewing an 18-footer.

• Families at the Squadron

  The Sydney Flying Squadron as a family club: sailing, the park, the cafe and the clubhouse.

• Schools and the Squadron

  School programmes and visits at the Sydney Flying Squadron.

• Learn to sail

  Learn to sail at the Sydney Flying Squadron: three sails before joining, all training provided, on historic 18-footers.

An 18 capsizes once or twice a season, and the swim that follows has its own club: the Careening Cove Swimming Club. Its photographs are missing and only the eleven captions are left, on bailing, on protests, and on who was meant to buy the ferry tickets.