Sydney Flying Squadron Australia's oldest open boat sailing club, est. 1891

Racing calendar

One racing calendar for the club. Club and social events live at what's on, and the two are cross-linked. The season's dates are entered from the club's sailing calendar; the home page counts down to the season opener. The whole programme is also published as a calendar subscription for your phone or Outlook.

Season 2026-27

DateRaceCourseStart
Sat 10 October 2026 Race 1, Spring Series Heat 1, Mark Foy Day handicap 2.30pm
Sat 17 October 2026 Race 2, Spring Series Heat 2No. 2 Easterly course No. 2 Easterly course handicap 2.30pm
Sun 25 October 2026 Race 3, Spring Series Heat 3, Balmain Regatta scratch 12.25pm
Sat 31 October 2026 Race 4, Spring Series Heat 4 handicap 2.30pm
Sat 7 November 2026 Race 5, Spring Series Heat 5 handicap 2.30pm
Sat 14 November 2026 Race 6, Spring Series Heat 6 handicap 2.30pm
Sat 21 November 2026 Race 7, Summer Series Heat 1 handicap 2.30pm
Sat 28 November 2026 Race 8, Raine & Horne Club Championship Heat 1 scratch 2.30pm
Sat 5 December 2026 Race 9, Summer Series Heat 2 handicap 2.30pm
Sat 12 December 2026 Race 10, Raine & Horne Club Championship Heat 2 scratch 2.30pm
Sat 19 December 2026 Race 11, Summer Series Heat 3 handicap 2.30pm
Sat 16 January 2027 Race 12, Pussers Rum Australian Championship Heat 1, Summer Series Heat 4 scratch 2.30pm
Sat 23 January 2027 Race 13, Pussers Rum Australian Championship Heat 2 scratch 2.30pm
Tue 26 January 2027 Race 15, Australia Day Regatta scratch 2.30pm
Sat 30 January 2027 Race 16, Pussers Rum Australian Championship Heat 3, Summer Series Heat 5 scratch 2.30pm
Sat 6 February 2027 Race 17, Summer Series Heat 6 handicap 2.30pm
Sat 13 February 2027 Race 18, Autumn Series Heat 1 handicap 2.30pm
Sat 20 February 2027 Race 19, Autumn Series Heat 2, Squaddie Regatta and 100th Queen of the Harbour handicap 2.30pm
Sat 27 February 2027 Race 20, Autumn Series Heat 3 handicap 2.30pm
Sat 6 March 2027 Race 21, Autumn Series Heat 4, Sydney Harbour Regatta handicap 2.30pm
Sat 13 March 2027 Race 22, Autumn Series Heat 5, Matthew Flinders Cup handicap 2.30pm
Sat 20 March 2027 Race 23, Raine & Horne Club Championship Heat 3 scratch 2.30pm

The time is when the scratch boat starts: the usual 2.30pm unless the race shows another. In a handicap start the boats on the longest handicaps go up to 20 minutes earlier; how a handicap start works.

Prizes this season

Pussers Rum gives a bottle of one of its best rums to the winners of the season's three overall titles: the season point score, the Raine & Horne Club Championship and the Pussers Rum Australian Championship.