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

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Events and Notices

• We are in full operation. Learn to Sail for Juniors will start from 15 October.
• Newsletters on our News page
  
• The sailing calendar is now populated.  
  
• Registration and payments are now due. You can use the forms sent by e-mail or register on-line using: via https://www.revolutionise.com.au/abbotsfordsc/registration/.
• We regrettably won't be offering Adult Start sailing as we don't have the capacity at the moment to run this program.  Junior Learn to Sail will be happening from October. Please use the Learn to Sail registration page
  
• Come and join the "Friends of Abbotsford" initiative! This is a bi-weekly social event when the club is open.
• The latest COVID management plan is summarised here.

• Would you like to support the future of the club? Abbotsford 12 SC has teamed up with the Australian Sports Foundation to accept a tax deductible donation to the club. Please visit our funding page if you would like to help secure the future of the club!

• Follow us on facebook! https://www.facebook.com/Abbotsfordsailingclub/

Our sailing is supported by the generosity of

Learn to Sail**

Try sailing at Abbotsford 12ft Sailing Club.

The club offers affordable opportunities to all ages to try the exciting sport of sailing

• For children (8 - 14 yrs) we offer an 8 week course that covers all basic sailing skills and boat handling techniques. We run 2 courses - one before and one after Christmas. Please please register your interest in Try sailing
• Each course is run on Saturday mornings - 9:00 - 12:30
• All participants need to:
  • be prepared to get wet and have fun!
  • be able to swim and be confident in deep water.
• All boats, instructors and safety equipment for the course will be provided by the club
• Our fleet of Optimist dinghies were provided by the Boating Industry Association.
• Our Learn to Sail Sailing program has been kindly supported by Canada Bay Club via CDSE category II funding
• We regrettably are currrently not able to offer Adult Start Sailing activities

After completing the 8 week course, children have the opportunity to join our junior fleet for afternoon racing and continue their skill develoipment, including particpating in regattas at other clubs.

If you are interested in seeing the club facilities or getting further information, you are invited to arrnage a visit to the clubhouse on a Saturday morning (from 11:30 am) by sending an e-mail