Sally and Peter Edington lived aboard their 60-foot yacht Loquax for many years. With their teenage daughters they cruised the Med, the Caribbean and the South Pacific.
By 2013, they felt they should share their knowledge, and their yacht, with anyone who dreams of the Ocean life - and that was the start of The Ocean Sailing Club.
Loquax is now owned by the UK-based non-profit Club and it is Sally and Peter's hope that people from many diverse walks of life will join them on board. The membership is deliberately set at an affordable £30 ($50) per year, which you recoup from any training you do, to make this accessible to as many as possible.
On board, you can experience the joys and master the skills of Ocean Sailing. Feel the thrill of landfall at a distant island, knowing you share this exquisite moment with the great sailors of our time and of history.
The Club has over one hundred members.
Through our sailing coach Peter Edington, we can offer you some great opportunities to deepen your knowledge of sailing safely.
Peter is an RYA Ocean Yachtmaster Instructor who will be running monthly practical sail training resulting in RYA certification.
All through the year, the Club will be arranging a number of weekend (and longer) sailing events. These will range from a Saturday and Sunday inside Sydney Harbour, to overnight passages up to Pittwater, Port Stephens and further afield.
Visit our Sailing Calendar or the Expeditions and Holidays page.
Don't forget that anyone can Join The Club for £30/$50 a year.
February's Social Sail was to raise money for Sea Shepherd's iconic whale-saving ship, The Steve Irwin.
Needing urgent engine repairs, we raised 0ver $2,500 raised on this fun sailing day for Sea Shepherd. They needed $200,000 to get the Steve Irwin back out there saving whales and protecting our oceans. And our contribution helped make that possible.
Looking forward to hearing from you about any really worthwhile eco- or poverty based fund raising we can help with.
Call Peter on 0405 430 525 to get more details.
Call Peter Edington now to chat.
+61 (0)405 430 525