Learn more about your boat, how to sail it and tactics. Racing is a great way to improve your skills and get more from your sailing by competing against other similar boats in a friendly and supportive environment.
We have one primary racing event each year, the annual Sonata Regatta. We also encourage members to participate in other events, sometimes in conjunction with an organised SYA cruise.
Sonata Regatta – 21 & 22 February 2026
For 2026 we tried something a bit different. Our annual regatta was a very casual and social weekend on the Gippsland Lakes. The ‘race course’ used the existing navigation marks around the lake with the actual rounding an imaginary point 20m from the mark. It’s important to note that all navigation marks need to left to the correct side as you would normally. We had ‘Diesel Jack’ as our on-water support and race management boat.
It was a very successful weekend. Beautiful weather although the wind on Sunday was a bit on the light side. 10 boats and crews took part and there was plenty of social activity off the water. We used SailPro, a phone app that tracks the boat so that the race can be viewed live or replayed afterwards. There was a lot of interest in the playback. Note that couple of boats had some technical issues and their track didn’t really work.
Here are the results – 2026 Sonata Regatta Results
And here is each race track from SailPro.
- Round the Buoys R1 – https://racehub.sailpro.app/
race/EHJXTT - Round the Buoys R2 – https://racehub.sailpro.app/
race/FGBENV - Round the Buoys R3 –https://racehub.sailpro.app/
race/XTUGVT - Stern Chaser – https://racehub.sailpro.app/
race/JLYIZC
Results from previous years are available below.
Victorian Trailable Yacht Division
The VTYD organise a traveller series which includes the annual Victorian Trailable Yacht & Sports Boat State Titles. Any Sonata owners interested in racing against other trailable yachts are strongly encouraged to look at attending these events.
The 2025/2026 Victorian Trailable Yacht and Sports Boat State Titles are to be hosted by the Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club. The date is 14-15 February 2026. The intention is to create an inclusive, mixed fleet event. There is also a non-spinnaker division to cater for all trailable sailors. The venue is superb, and has been timed so people can capture both this event and the Marlay Point Overnight Race two weeks later.
Victorian Trailable Yacht Division web site
Marlay Point Overnight Race
The Marlay Point Overnight Race has been running on the Gippsland Lakes since 1969. It is the only overnight race for trailer sailors in Australia and has earned a reputation as the Sydney-Hobart for smaller yachts.
Previously hosted by the Lake Wellington Yacht Club (LWYC), this iconic race that runs on the Victorian Labour Day Weekend in March every year is hosted by Gippsland Lakes YC (GLYC) and Lake Wellington YC (LWYC). Starting at sunset, competitors sail across Lake Wellington, through the McLennan Straits into Lake Victoria for the run home to Paynesville.
Regarded as Australia’s premier race for trailable yachts and multi-hulls, about 4000 boats and 11,000 sailors have been involved over the past 50 years, making the Overnight Race a must-do on every trailer sailors bucket list.
For more information visit mponr.com/
Sonata Regatta Results
2025 – Cancelled due to weather conditions
