75 Lower Parriwi Road, The Spit, Mosman NSW 2088
T: (02) 9969 1244 | E: info@mhyc.com.au
Donate here to help upgrade the clubhouse & facilities
            
    

Women's Sailing at MHYC

Middle Harbour Yacht Club has an active group of women sailors who participate in every aspect of the sport and club. We also aim to provide additional opportunities for women to expand their sailing skills and experience through our club program.

 

MHYC Womens Sailing Forum on 25 February

A Womens Sailing Forum will be held on Wednesday 25 February commencing at 6pm in the Harbour View Room.

Come along to hear from:

  • Erica Kirby - National Judge and Umpire – Officiating and the Rules
  • Belinda Parks – Bow on Mondo, winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart 2025 Sydney 38 Division
  • Catherine Thornton-Rofe – J/24 Owner / Skipper and Manly Yacht Club Vice-Commodore

There will be plenty of opportunity for questions and presentations will be followed by an open forum, then stay on for a catch-up with the other participants. Nibbles will be provided.

If you plan to come along, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

MHYC Thursday Twilights and the Smithy’s Waterproofing Womens Helm Series

It has been proposed to the MHYC Sailing Committee that for the 2026/27 season we change the approach for the Smithy’s Waterproofing Womens Helm Series.  Specifically:

  • Maintain 6 Women’s Twilight races per year / one per month
  • Keep the current handicapping arrangement (PHS TCF on elapsed time) and increase the prizes from just 1st place to wine for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place for the Women’s series.
  • On the 6 nights of the Women’s Twilight, the Thursday Twilight Series fleet would sail a non-pointscore race. Prizes would be the same (wine for 1st, 2nd & 3rd), but race scores would not contribute to the Annual, Pre-Christmas or Post-Christmas pointscores and the handicaps for the Thursday Twilight Series would not change after these races.

The objectives of this proposal are that:

  • Skippers would be encouraged to give more women the opportunity of helming if those races do not affect the series pointscore
  • The focus of 6 Twilight race days would be on the Womens Helm Series, promoting a higher profile for Women’s Sailing
  • Boats that are focused on performing well in the pointscores (Annual, Pre-Christmas & Post-Christmas) would not be disadvantaged by racing with less experienced helms

Please see the detailed proposal and provide your feedback via the online questionnaire no later than Friday 6 February.