News & Stories from LSWSA
If you have a story from your day out on the lake racing or relaxing with the family, that you’d like to share, we’d love to hear about it. Please email images and story to us here for review. Video will need to be on facebook, youtube etc, so please include the link.
2026 Nacra/NCA QLD State Titles on this Easter - 3rd 4th & 5th April
The Nacra/NCA Queensland State Titles are coming to Lake Samsonvale Water Sports Association over Easter
Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club 80th Anniversary 28th Feb
Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club will be celebrating the 80th anniversary of its founding on 28 February this year…
New Year’s Regatta 24-25th Jan 2026
Lake Samsonvale Water Sports Association's annual New Year's Regatta is a fun, casual, weekend of sail racing and good company….
Sunday Fun Day
Fun day on Sunday 14th with sailboats and SUPs vying for prizes of vino and chocolate by collecting tickets from various buoys...
Nearly came a Crofter - The Drifter’s Guide
One hot summer’s day, boat loaded with kids, my father and I set sail out from the club and went past the old partly submerged tree. I remember when I first sailed here in the early 80’s…
2025 OPEN DAY Wrap Up
After 3 months of planning, there was some trepidation as to whether anyone would turn up on our Open Day. We had estimated fifty to one hundred people…
Join us for an Open Day packed full of fun and activities!
OPEN DAY: Date: Saturday NOV 8
ALL ACTIVITIES ARE FREE…
What are your ‘Lake Names’? - Part 1
As the racing fraternity fly past, those of us cruising under sail or paddling along have a bit more time to admire the beauty of the lake and the little bays…
What are your ‘Lake Names’? - Part 2
Not being an avid (or, I am told, competitive) racer, I have a bit more time to admire the beauty of the lake and the little bays and inlets, islands, and beaches.
Rules Quiz to test your skills
A great quiz to test your skills. Play the Rules by Uli and Wolfi Finckh. This has been around for a while but still a great resource for both beginners and experienced sailors alike.
NEW General Notice of Race (NOR)
The committee and racing sub committee have been negotiating new Notice of Race (NOR) to update the old dated one. This entails changes to the way that the calendar is structured and the scoring is done to make it fairer to all sailors
Shed Shenanigans
Earlier this year a the parts for new Titan shed was delivered and quickly swallowed by the fast growing grass this summer. Whipper snippers to the rescue…