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The Hartley TS 18-21 Yacht Club is devoted to the Richard Hartley designed TS18 and TS21, however this does not preclude owners of other classes of trailer sailors from joining the Club and participating in our activities.
We are a mixed bunch of seafarers with most new members wanting to upgrade from a dinghy and involve the family more in sailing.
We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month for a committee and general meeting and often have guest speakers.
As trailer sailors, we do not have an official club house which has the benefit of keeping our annual fees low.
Meetings are held in Melbourne and events are held throughout Victoria and Interstate.

We have a comprehensive cruising, social and racing program in our calendar, which caters for all tastes and abilities.

Special events

 

2008 John Brown Trophy

YARINGA MARINA - WESTERNPORT

Saturday 1st to 4th November 2008 You don't want to miss this one.
Details and directions can be found by clicking on this text. You will need MS Word!

 

Access Dinghy Day at Mornington YC.

The Mornington Yacht Club in conjunction with Sailability Victoria runs a very
successful sailing program for people with disabilities.
Colin and the Mornington YC kindly allowed our Club to experience a day sailing the
Access Dinghies, to find out more about this fantastic day, double click the link below..

Access dinghy day link

2008 Hartley TS18-21 Championships

The following is a link to our 2008 Hartley TS18-21 Championships and Richard Hartley Memorial Race held at Lake Wellington Yacht Club.

2008 Championships including commentary, results, photos of this fantastic event.
Please note that this is a larger file size and may take a while to download.

Yachts and accessories for sale

We also have a for sale page, to download select this link -updated 16/6/2008

The Purpose of the club is to:

• Encourage the growth of the TS18-21 classes as a one design, by control of the specifications and modifications.
• Ensure racing on equal terms by making rules for the regulations of racing amongst boats belonging to the TS18-21 classes. To this aim the Club is bound to Rule 26 of the Victorian Racing Council.
• The Sailing Rules of the Hartley TS18-21 Club Inc. shall be the Racing Rules of the International Yacht Racing Union (I.Y.R.U.) as adopted and promulgated from time to time by the Australian Yachting Federation (A.Y.F.) including the A.Y.F. Prescriptions thereto subject to such alterations and modifications as the V.Y.C. shall from time to time consider necessary to meet local conditions.
• To promote and encourage cruising and racing for family participation and enjoyment.
• Assist members of the Club in every aspect of constructing and sailing their boats belonging to the TS 18-21 classes.
• Affiliate with the VYC and other clubs and bodies as desired.

Why a Hartley Trailer Sailer?

A few reasons why our members have chosen this type of yacht

• It is a safe, seaworthy classic wooden design, has a large following and is well respected in the sailing fraternity.
• A lot of yacht for not too much money.
• High resale value on second hand yachts.
• A great friendly Yacht Club just for your own design of yacht.
• No mooring fees or worrying if the moorings secure.
• Lower maintenance due to it being on a trailer and undercover when not in use.
• Most owners store their boats at home making it easy to maintain.
• Easy to explore different venues, it's just a drive away
• They can be towed easily by a Falcon or Commodore sized car
• The size is ideal for cruising with the TS18 ideal for two adults with two kids and the TS21 for four adults.
• You can explore the small creeks and the like with a lift up keel Ideal for beaching at night or picking up supplies.
• A competitive racing yacht with a good racing calendar.