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Posted on October 31, 2011 by Ross Bennetts

Training Fleet – The USTC has a variety of boats in its training fleet

 

 

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Derek Ridgley
0427 115 892

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Ross M. W.  Bennetts

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Kerry Ridgley
0490 349 378

P O Box 134
Urunga NSW 2455

9 Bellingen Street (Cnr River Str)
Urunga NSW 2455

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Learn sailing on the beautiful Bellinger and Kalang rivers. Accredited Australian Sailing Instructors. 🌏⛵️🌞 E:info@sailurunga.org.au
We are back at it again people! Stay safe and stay We are back at it again people! Stay safe and stay connected. As a sailing school, water safety is paramount, and that includes flood safety when needed. Our local ABC radio channels are ABC Coffs Coast on 92.3fm and ABC Mid North Coast Grafton/Kempsey 684am and PortMacq 95.5fm. Download hazards near me or hazard watch if you haven’t already. Find your local @nswses on social media to locate your local sand-bagging stations and keep and eye on your local council website. Stay safe, stay dry and stay out of flood waters. ☂️
Want to relax this election day? Come and learn sa Want to relax this election day? Come and learn sailing on the Bellinger and Kalang rivers! Don’t worry though, we have a major voting centre only 1km away. Have ur democracy sausage for breakfast or lunch. It’s a win-win situation. ⛵️🌊 #sailing #urunga #bellingen #kalangriver #bellingerriver #australiansailing #nambuccaheads #learntosail #onthewater #coffscoast #midnorthcoast
Urunga Sail Training Club News - 27th March Fol Urunga Sail Training Club News - 27th March Following a soggy start to the New Year, The Urunga Sail Training Club (USTC) was able to get its first Start Sailing 1 & 2 small boat sailing course for 2025 off to a pretty good start but, unusually, with only a handful of new students. This course was brought to an abrupt halt with the arrival of ‘Alfred’, it’s torrential rain and flooding, with the Bellinger and Kalang rivers flushing out floodwaters and debris out to sea, the USTC finally got back onto the river to finish up the last 2 weeks of the current sailing course. Although it was somewhat overcast with light winds and a slightly turbid low tide on Saturday morning, the USTC was able to give “Kitty Kat”, a fire engine red Pacer its first spin on the river with the some of the new students under the guidance of the team of sailing instructors. Like many of the USTC’s training boats, this beautiful timber Pacer was recently and generously donated to the club by Rick Sutherland of Sawtell. Derek Ridgley, the Principal of the Sailing School said “Every year, our boats and our OH&S documentation are vigorously assessed by Australian Sailing (AS) prior to our reaccreditation as an Australian Sailing Discover Sailing Training Centre. This accreditation process helps us continue to be up to date on the latest safety procedures and training methods to run our Sailing days and Courses 3 times a year, ensuring that they are safe and enjoyable for everyone. We also now have a great team of Accredited Instructors with varying ranges of experience and Junior trainee instructors who are mostly past students that want to further their involvement in teaching sailing to the Community.” The new Pacer, Kitty Kat, will be used by beginners but also has spinnaker rigging that can be for used by more advanced sailors. Registrations for the next course on May 3 (and in October) are now open. www.sailurunga.org.au #sail #sailing #australiansailing #urunga #bellingen #nambuccaheads #macksville #coffscoast #kempsey #learntosail #bellingerriver #kalangriver
Just finished the new posters for the new courses Just finished the new posters for the new courses starting on May 3rd. Great fun on our beautiful Bellingen Shire Rivers. Runs over 5 Saturdays from the 3rd. You can email your enquiries and we can send you what you will learn at the sailing lessons, what to bring, and course forms. #urungasailing #sailinglessons #sailing #sail #discoversailing #onthewater #bellingen #bellingenshire #midnorthcoast #coffsharbour #nambuccaheads #bellingerriver #kalangriver #tacking #gybing #winginyourhair #learnsomethingnew #bucketlist #gentlesailing #australiansailing #sailinginstructors #corsairs #tazars #urunga #dorrigo #armidale #hungryhead
The river is looking pretty nasty after all that f The river is looking pretty nasty after all that flooding. Needless to say, there will he no class tomorrow. Heres hoping everyone has fared well through the storms🌊⛵️🤞
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Monday, March 6th, 2023

Hi All,

The Urunga Sail Training Club has been nominated in this month's Greater Bank community funding program.

https://www.greater.com.au/greatermidnorthcoast

The winner of the vote is given $2,000 on behalf of Greater Bank's mission to support the community, with the other runner-up organisations being awarded $500 each.

Voting started this morning at 9am and finishes 5pm, Wednesday 29 March 2023.

You can vote once every hour.

Please check it out and give us a vote. And if you work in front of a computer, keep the page open in a tab then reload and vote again every hour if you like. ... See more

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Friday, January 6th, 2023

Our fist course of 2023 is coming soon! Beginning in February there will be six weeks of on the water fun and hands on learning, completing the Australian Sailing accredited National Small Boat start 1 and 2 courses on the beautiful Bellinger and Kalang rivers. This course is a great way to get into sailing and you will leave with new skills, a love for the wind and the water and you will be in great hands with our Nationally accredited and and highly experienced Instructors! If sailing sounds like the thing for you, get in touch with us to secure your place in the upcoming February course and contact us through Facebook or Instagram, by email at info@sailurunga.org.au or by Phone on 0412421478 (or) 0490349378
Happy Sailing from the USTC team! ⛵️????

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Friday, October 21st, 2022

New students enjoying a beautiful sunny day on the water last week, marking the beginning of our last Start Sailing 1 & 2 course for the year. If you have any enquires about about this course or any upcoming courses feel free to get in contact with us. ⛵️???? #learntosail #sailing #river #sailing #sailingschool #sailinglife #urungasailtrainingclub #startsailing #australiansailing ... See more

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Tuesday, October 4th, 2022

This is not Club associated but we know many of our members have kids in the Bellingen Shire or are Youth in the shire and this survey is a really great opportunity to make your views and opinions seen ! ... See more

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Wednesday, September 14th, 2022

Solo Antarctic Record Talk by Lisa Blair happening at the Urunga Sail Training Club on the 17th September at midday.
Lisa set the world record for sailing solo, non-stop and unassisted around Antarctica becoming the fastest person in the world, first woman and the third fastest ever to achieve such a feat. We are fortunate to have her come to Urunga. $20pp (Pay at the door) Children are free. #sailing #sailingsolo #sailingsoloaroundtheworld #windinmyhair #worldrecordholder #urunga #sailurunga #bellingenshire #midnorthcoastnsw #coffscoastnsw #dorrigo #nambuccavalley #learntosail #sail #oceanlife #oceanracing ... See more

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