Not all sailing is racing.

The cruisers also care about:

• Keeping the boat and crew safe, especially when short-handed sailing. A majority of the club’s safety auditors are from the cruising group. In general, the cruisers would more rarely need to claim on their insurances as they reef the sails earlier, and also avoid the worst weather conditions.
• Adventures near and far. Exploring new areas with your boat. There are cruisers from MHYC who have circumnavigated the globe. And for some, a trip to Pittwater is adventure enough, and then there is everything in between.
• The learning journey. Sharing best practices and gradually becoming more confident in boat handling, boat maintenance, navigation etc, to take on more challenging trips whilst keeping your budget under control.
• The social aspect. The cruisers do like to enjoy life, having a BBQ on the boat, and sharing some good food, and a couple of tasty beverages in the company of others. We also organise on-land social events, mostly at the MHYC facilities. We like to include our families in the sailing.

Many cruisers are also racers, and as you know – if there’s another boat in sight on the water there’s always a race on. The cruisers just don’t have the same priorities on minimising boat weight and constantly buying the latest tech sails.

If you feel this is something you want to learn more about or be part of, please come along to one of our monthly meetings to find out more. See the events calendar!