Marine services in Loch Sport

Sailing club

Not every club on the Gippsland Lakes measures itself in championship pennants. Loch Sport Boat Club is a volunteer-run community boating organisation on the shore of Lake Victoria, and its charter is broader than racing: the club serves as the managing committee of the Loch Sport Safety & Water Sports Centre, champions safe boating, and exists just as much for social fellowship and marine recreation as for competition. Sailing sits inside that mix alongside powerboating, fishing and a busy events calendar that runs most of the year. The club was started by holidaymakers in January 1965, and that holiday-town character never left it. Family-based activity has been encouraged from the beginning, and the membership structure reflects it, with categories for families, singles and youth, plus a social tier that opens the door to the Boaties Bar for those who prefer their sailing from a deck chair. Membership also brings access to the club rooms and registration with Australian Sailing. Sailors who do want a start line get one. The club has hosted the Eastern Region Interclub Regatta for Victorian Gippsland clubs, and its annual Lakes Challenge draws trailable yachts onto Lake Victori