Off-the-Beach

Join the catamarans and dinghies racing on Coila Lake near Tuross Head

Batemans Bay Sailing Club has been organising off-the-beach sailing for trailable dinghies and multihulls for almost 50 years. Our off-the-beach racers sail from Kylah Park on beautiful Coila Lake.

At Batemans Bay Sailing Club, our Off The Beach (OTB) program is all about fun, friendly competition, and skill development in small sailing dinghies. Whether you’re an experienced racer or new to the sport, OTB sailing offers an exhilarating way to enjoy the wind, water, and camaraderie of fellow sailors.

Our home base for OTB sailing is Coila Lake, a stunning, sheltered location perfect for everything from introductory lessons to competitive racing. The lake’s safe waters make it ideal for juniors, families, and those sharpening their racing skills. Our regular Sunday races run throughout the season, culminating in our flagship d’Albora Batemans Bay Marina Regatta which occurs over the ANZAC holiday weekend and brings interstate competitors from far and wide.

We welcome a wide range of dinghy classes, and our courses are set to be inclusive and engaging for all skill levels.

The 2025/26 BBSC Off-the-Beach sailing programme begins on Sunday 28 September 2025 with a practice day and runs almost fortnightly through the warmer months – with a few weeks off over Christmas and New Year – until April 2026.

Check out the 2025/26 sailing program.

You can register and pay for an entire Off The Beach season pass for $60. Individual race fees will be made available for casual sailors. Please reach out using the contact details below.

If you’d like to sail with us, bring your boat to Kylah Park at 11.00am on race days so you can be rigged and ready to sail the first race of the day starting at 12 noon. Coila Lake is a great place for small boat sailing – flat water, good sea breezes across the course and plenty of room without the hazards of open waters.

Bring your own lunch, drinks and a chair. Join the crew after the racing when we get together to hear the day’s results over drinks and often a barbecue.

We have two divisions – catamarans and dinghies. The race results are on Yardstick and Handicap. Each type of boat has a yardstick which is used to calculate a fair result for different boats. And just like golfers, each skipper has a personal handicap. You can sail the whole series of 20 races or turn up on any race day and get a casual entry (via Australian Sailing’s SailPass).

Amongst our fleet we have a wide range of experience from international champions to families and kids new to the sport. So if you join us you will have keen competition if that’s what you like or else people to follow and learn from if you are just starting out.

For more information contact us at: coila@bbsc.org.au

The ANZAC Day long weekend d’Albora Batemans Bay Marina Regatta

Each year in April, Batemans Bay Sailing Club holds its highly regarded d’Albora Batemans Bay Marina Regatta Regatta. Held over two days on Batemans Bay, the Regatta consists of races for multiple classes of off-the-beach and trailable yachts. This regatta attracts competitive sailors, some of whom are vying for state and national titles. With the entire fleet of entrants out sailing, Batemans Bay begins to look like Sydney Harbour – it’s a real festival of colourful sails and action-packed racing.