The original Balmain Sailing Club was formed in October 1885. This was era of the wonderfully overcanvassed open boats that varied in length from the 22 footers down to the impossibly proportioned six footers - the hull was six foot wide and six foot long, but they were 22 foot from the tip of their bow-sprit to the end off the boom!

The eighteen foot open boats were the forerunners of thrilling eighteen foot skiffs that skim the surface of the Harbour today, and have ultimately led to the Olympic Class 49ers.

The story of the development of the Club, the heady days and wildly popular events, is best told elsewhere.

The Balmain Sailing Club was re-established in 1995 after a period of little activity- BSC is a friendly community based sailing club with active training, racing, cruising and social programs. The emphasis is on fun; providing friendly competition in a social atmosphere.

Membership is around 500 and is currently open - a membership form is included in this booklet, so feel free to encourage relatives and friends to Join

The Balmain Sailing Club currently races two fleets, a keelboat fleet and a dinghy fleet. The keelboat fleet races as a single division (A) on Sundays, and as three divisions (A, B & C) in the Friday Twilight Series. The dinghy fleet races in one division (1).

The Sailing Committee will form subsequent divisions of the fleet according to fleet size, safety considerations, or to ensure reasonable competition.

References to Divisions A ,B & C and Division I in these Sailing Instructions apply to subsequently formed divisions.

Entrants will lodge a completed Race Entry Form with the Sailing Office at the Balmain Sailing Club, accompanied by the appropriate entry fee. The listed Entry Fees are conditional on either:

• A completed Race Entry Form and payment being lodged with the Sailing 0ffice prior to the race; or

• The Sailing Office being notified of a boat's intention to race, by phone or fax, prior to

the race - and payment is received on the day of the race.

Entries that fail to comply will be defined as Late Entries.

Late Entries will be accepted subject to payment of a late fee of an additional five dollars.

Payment of series or annual fees constitutes notification of entry and an intention to race, however all series and annual entrants are required to display legible sail numbers or insignia, a BSC burgee and be skipperd and crowed by current Y.A. members.

While the Sailing Office will be open on race days two hours before the advertised starting time (one hour for twilight races), you can register your intention to race at any time. When you ring around to gather your crew, ring the club as well and leave a message!

As a courtesy to the Starter, series entrants are requested to register their intention to race with the Sailing Office (9810 2086) before the start of each race.

Annual Fee:

All series and non-series events for 2006-2007 (3st September to 26st August) ........... $300
(Excluding The Balmain Regatta)

Sunday Pointscore Races

Spring Series 2006 (6 Sunday afternoon races).......................$20 Per race or $55 per series

Summer Series 2006-2007 (7 Sunday afternoon races) ......... $20 Per race or $55 per series

Winter Series 2007 (8 Sunday afternoon races).......................-$20 per race or $65 per series

Friday Twilight Races:

Twilight Series 2006 Pre Xmas (7 Friday evening races)……….. $20 per race or $65 per series

Twilight Series 2007 Post Xmas (11 Friday evening races)……….. $20 per race or $100 per series

Non-Series Events:

2006 Balmain Regatta ..................................…………………………………………………………….$30
2006 Balmain Regatta Late entry fee after 20/10/06 .................................…..……………….$60

2007 Sprint Championships..........................……………………….…………………………………...$20

2007 Spring Main Harbour Race.....................…………………………………………………………...$20

2007 Three Islands Race..............................…………………………………………………………….$12

2007 Three Bridges Race ..............................…………………………………………………………..$12

Casual entries per race .........................................…………………………………………..………..$10

All series and non-series events for 2006 - 2007 (3 rd September to 27st August) …..….…. $150

TENDER STORAGE...........................................................................................................$125

Series entry and discounts are only available to BSC members. Non-members are welcome to race with the Balmain Sailing Club upon payment of the casual entry fee.

Race and Series Entry Forms

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