Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club

Located on the upper reaches of the Lane Cove River, at the end of Stuart Street Longueville adjacent to Longueville Wharf, Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club (LC12ftSSC) is a family friendly and focused, not-for-profit Club operated exclusively by a large team of energetic sailors, their families and supporters. Sailing has been organised from Longueville Point site since at least 1896/97, and we have operated from our location next to the Longueville Wharf since 1918. 

Today we have 200+ members, associates and supporters. The Club caters for all ages of Sailors with our Learn to Sail Course graduating over 100 new sailors annually. We sail five classes of boats, Sabots for our Junior Sailors (One-up or Two-up), Flying 11's, Cherubs, Lasers (Standard, Radial and some 4.7 rigs) and our lead class the 12 ft Skiff. Between September and April, racing is held on Saturday afternoons, with a fleet of up to 80 skiffs and dinghies competing on the Lane Cove River and Upper Harbour on any one week.  Many of our sailors regularly represent our club at interclub, state, national and international events.

The fun of competitive sailing at Lane Cove is only matched by the active and fun social program that the Club indulges itself in every year. Each Class hosts a dinner throughout the season with the competitive nature of the sailors spilling over to the dinner as each Class vies to outdo the last dinner. At least one social night is held each year. The end of year Presentation Night Dinner is a very heavily attended event for the whole Club to remember the season and enjoy various prizes and recognition. Finally, every Saturday after racing all the sailors from the day, the Response Boat crews and other volunteers get together for a cold drink on the balcony and swap stories.

Our Club is based in a clubhouse that we lease from Lane Cove Council and two boathouses.  We also manage a section of waterfront under a long-term arrangement with the Council. 

Lane Cove proudly operates as a 100% Volunteer Club.  From our Committee Members, Canteen, Response Boat crews, Learn to Sail, Race Management everyone is there because of the shared love of sailing and being on the water. We even have our RUST Team, RUST standing for Retired Unemployed Services Team, who meet regularly at the Club to ensure the Sheds, equipment, and support boats are in good shape. We believe that this volunteer spirit is one of the main reasons for the success that our Club enjoys!

Sailing is for people of all ages and abilities.  Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club is an accredited Australian Sailing Discovery Centre, through which we run introductory Learn to Sail training programmes during the school holidays, to introduce children and families to the joys and challenges of sailing.   

New members are welcome, simply come down to the Club any Saturday afternoon in the Summer, or contact us via Richard Kornman, the Club's Commodore, at commodore@lc12ftssc.org.au. 

Objectives of the Club

(a) to facilitate and promote class racing for 12ft Skiffs;

(b) to facilitate and promote class racing for such other classes as the committee may determine;

(c) to promote and advance the sport of sailing;

(d) to encourage enthusiasm in the racing of small boats;

(e) to provide social and recreational facilities for its members;

(f) to provide coaching and instruction in sailing; and

(g) to foster pleasure sailing generally.