Seafly 702 – Grace
My wife and I decided that we are regrettably too stiff and creaky to do justice to dinghy sailing, so after much deliberation we gifted Seafly 702 to...
Author: Admin
Australian Seafly Dinghy Class Association
Outside the UK, by far the largest Seafly fleet sailed in Australia. The 1971 Seafly Dinghy Class Association Handbook described the formation of the Australian branch of the...
National Championships
During the late 1960’s and early 1970’s the venue for the Australian National Championships alternated between the Canberra Yacht Club on Lake Burley Griffin and Mount Martha Yacht...
National Championship Winners
National Championships were first organised by the Canberra Yacht Club and held from 1964-65 up to 1982-83. From 1968-69 to 1976-77, the venue alternated between Lake Burley Griffin (Canberra...
Regional Seafly Trophies
Australian Capital Territory SEAFLY CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP – BRIAN LAY TROPHY (Presented by Brian Lay, proprietor of Aurora Boats, Queanbeyan, and one time Seafly builder/owner) Season Won by Season...
Australian Boat Builders: Wood Hulls
South Devon BoatBuilders granted boat builder Harold Lang a licence to build the Seafly in Australia. Situated in Sorrento, on the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne, Lang produced his first batch of six boats...
Canberra Yacht Club
Members of Canberra Yacht Club were responsible for bringing the Seafly Dinghy to Australia. In a “50 Year History of Canberra Yacht Club”, the Club historian, Peter Forster,...
Australia: Seafly Hull List
N.B. More detailed notes and photographs can be viewed in the Australian Seafly Register: [View: Register for sail numbers in range 1 to 250] [View: Register for sail numbers...
Canberra Yacht Club – Winter Series
The role of the Seafly fleet in the start of winter racing at Canberra Yacht Club was described by club historian Peter Forster in the March/April 2006 CYC...
Canberra Yacht Club Trophy Winners
The results of the annual Canberra Yacht Club competitions for the Seafly Class are listed below. The (numbers) shown after the dates indicate the Average Number of Starters...
Class Associations and Seafly sailing – Elsewhere
The 1971 SDCA Handbook listed overseas locations where Seafly sailing was taking place as Canada, Australia, New Guinea, Malta, and Sardinia. The most active overseas branch of the...
Measurement Rules
The Seafly is a “One-Design” class. The first Seaflys were either built by South Devon Boatbuiders or by home builders using a kit and plans supplied by them. In those...