3 reviews of Sydney Flying Squadron 18 Footer Open Boat Sailing Club
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Philip H.
Place rating: 4 Sydney, Australia
I regularly vist this club for a drink or lunch with friends. It is a unique place. Its location on Careening Cove has jaw dropping views. It is the oldest continuosly existing sailing club in the world! The 18 footers race every Sunday in Summer. Watch them assemble these yachts and sail into the harbour from the comfort of the balcony. Visitors are welcome.
James E.
Place rating: 4 Petersham, Australia
We’ve been visiting the Flying Squadron for a few years since the in-laws moved to Kirribilli and it is great. Well, it was great, then it took a slide for a while, and now it’s great once again! This is not a fancy place, it’s for the poorer older Kirribilli folk(the moneyed go to yacht club up the road) who just like to hang about. It gets quite a lot of pre-theatre traffic as well, so expect to wait for a table on show nights. I’d recommend that you come for the trivia, but that’d mean there’d be yet another team that would beat us. They’re pretty competitive… ;-p
Tereza B.
Place rating: 4 Sydney, Australia
The Flying Squadron is a membership club located at the end of Careening Cove, Milsons Point and next to Milsons Park. It’s a casual and laid back atmosphere is the perfect place to socialise to have lunch or dinner in the restaurant or have a few beverages at the balcony bar on a nice summers evening. The drinks are reasonable and some Sundays there is live entertainment. The Squadron was founded in 1891 by Mark Foy and was one of Sydney’s first skiff sailing clubs. During Summer the club runs skiff sailing lessons in the weekends. Meat Raffles and Trivia nights are run every Thursdays and a Spectator Ferry leaves and returns to the club from 2pm every Saturdays. With so much going on in this little social club you should discover yourself what it has to offer.