History

Early in December during the summer of 1935, a few twelve foot skiff owners and crews assembled in the old band rotunda, situated in Cabarita Park, on the banks of the Parramatta River. It was an informal gathering, called together for the express purpose of discussing the pros and cons of forming their own sailing club.
From Fifty Years on the River by Ross G. Riley

In fact it was a short while later on January 6th 1936 that the "Concorde 12 Foot Flying Squadron" was formed. In 1937 the club name was changed to "Concord, Abbotsford, Gladesville Flying Squadron" but was commonly known amongst sailors as ‘CAGS’. In 1952 it was changed to "Abbotsford 12 Foot Flying Squadron"and the final name change to“Abbotsford 12 Foot Sailing Club” occurred in August 2013.

Above: the clubhouse Opening

Read more: History

Events and Notices

• Parramatta River Championships for 12 ft skiffs will be held at Abbotsford on 7 November. We are expecting a bunch of boats from other clubs, so come and see the spectacle from the park or the balcony!
  
• Learn to Sail for 2020/2021 has regrettably postponed to a late January start. Please see our Learn to Sail page.
• A12SC has updated the COVID management plan  of which you can read a summary here. Please adhere to these rules as the alternative is to close the club! In addition, the club could be liable for penalties up to $53,000!
• Membership registrations are due by 30 August.  Membership forms can be found on the Membership page.
• Newsletters can be downloaded from the news page
• Phil Marsh is the Club COVID Officer, he is the main point of contact for questions about COVID management at the club.The COVID-19 management plan will be reviewed by the management committee on a monthly basis and any changes will be communicated to all members.

Australian Sailing encourages all sailors to download the COVIDsafe app

• Would you like to support the future of the club? Abbotsford 12 SC has teamed up with the Australian Sports Foundation to give a tax deductible donation to the club. Please visit our funding page if you would like to help secure the future of the club!
• Support boat roster. This is now on the club calendar. Please check the club calendar for your assigned dates.
• Next club meeting: Check the club calendar, all members welcome.
• Abbotsford now has a Youtube channel. Videos from racing have been posted.
• Register for Learn to Sail on this website!

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Our sailing is supported by the generosity of

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Experience the sport of sailing at Abbotsford 12ft Sailing Club.

The club offers opportunities to Experience Sailing and receive continued training in sailing for young and old.

• We offer a season long training for beginner youth sailors 9 - 14 yr old. We are now seeking applications for this season's formal Learn to Sail program, which will start on 30 January 2021. If you are interested in learning to sail, please register your interest via the Learn to Sail page, or come by the club on Saturday afternoon. 
• For older youth and adults, we have volunteers who are willing to train you under our Adults Start Sailing program, e-mail.
• Children need to be prepared to get wet!
• Children need to be able to swim and must be confident in deep water however PFDs (Life-jackets) will be provided by the club.
• The club will this year regrettably not participate in the Discover Sailing Day. Please see the Discover Sailing Day website for the official date each year, but the club might also organise different days. Contact the club for questions.
• Our Learn to Sail Sailing program is kindly supported by Club Five Dock and Canada Bay Club via CDSE category II funding
• Club training Optimists kindly provided by the Boating Industry Association and Yachting NSW.