Goolwa Aquatic Club Speedboat Community

28/09/2026

Howdy All
I have been informed by the committee that, unfortunately our October 17th picnic day will have to be cancelled.
This is due to having too many of our key people away on this date, and the fact that it clashes with the Everfest which a number of our boats will be attending.
Our next picnic day will be on at Goolwa on November 7th.
Our apologies for any inconveniance caused.

21/09/2026

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16/09/2026

Looking forward to this Saturdays event, the weather should be real nice for it. Remember to complete the entry form from the GAC website, and its our tech day so get on done for it.
Just a reminder for the format of the day if you have not been involved with the changes we have implemented from the start of this 2026/27 season.
Key items that participants will need to be aware of.
• Participants will need to be either a financial GAC Member, or a financial member of the ASBC, the RPBC or an interstate Vintage and Veteran type club.
• An entry form and fee of $50.00 will be required for each Picnic Day
• Boat scrutineering will be required to ensure that each boat complies with the basic safety requirements listed on the sample attached. Some of these items we are happy to see introduced during the course of the season, for example a helmet is mandatory, but the colour can be addressed during the year.
GAC Membership forms, entry forms, boat scrutineering forms and a copy of the drivers briefing are available on the GAC website. https://www.goolwaaquaticclub.com/
Hover on the Speedboats tab on the opening page. Please print off and fill in the ‘Event entry form’ and bring it with you.
Have a read of the ‘Scrutineering form’ to see what we are looking for, also have a read of the ‘Drivers Briefing’ and get yourself familiar with that info.
• A driver briefing will be conducted at the start of the day
• Breath testing will also be done at the start of the day prior to boats going on the water.
• Picnic Days will be run to a timetable as follows
o Collection of Entry Forms and Fees 9.00 – 10.00
o Scrutineering 9.00 – 10.00
o Breath Testing 9.00 – 10.00
o All participants must be in the pits by 9.30am
o Driver Briefing 10.15am
o Boats on the water 10.30am
o Boats off the water 3.00pm

The Goolwa Aquatic Club is located on Barrage Road in Goolwa South, on the banks of the beautiful Murray River. We're a friendly and active sporting and social club with water based activities for all ages.

01/08/2026

Howdy All
Our 2026-27 season is approaching fast, we hope you have your boat maintenance done and are ready for our first get together on Saturday September the 19th. (Tech insp, & Picnic Day)
Some changes have been made for this season, there will be 7 events, up form 5 last season, and the Aquafest has been moved to March chasing some better weather.
We are looking forward to seeing you all their.
A calendar of our Goolwa Aquatic Club events, plus the Racing calendar for Adelaide Speedboat Club & Riverland Powerboat Club has been attached.

13/07/2026

Hello fellow speed boaters,
I hope everyone is well and busily preparing their boats for the upcoming Goolwa Aquatic Club speedboat season.
Hopefully you have seen the recent GAC newsletter identifying that the club have two vacancies for the next committee which commences at the AGM on Friday the 14th of August. The club is seeking a Treasurer, but also a speedboat representative to join the committee.
Could I ask that as a speedboat member, consider if you (or if someone you know) might be able to join the committee, and be part of a very special and unique club. Unless you are racing as part of the APBA, where else can you run your boat within South Australia?
This season, there have been some changes with the way speedboats will be coordinated, with the speedboat committee being reformed into a smaller sub committee under the main GAC committee. This makes the role of a speedboat representative on the committee quite critical to the ongoing success of speedboats at the GAC.
We would love to hear from you and would appreciate nominations by the 15th of July via the club website, or by contacting myself on 0426177171.
Please also consider attending the AGM on Friday the 14th of August. Speed boats now make up a large percentage of the overall club membership, and unless we have sufficient numbers in attendance on the evening, the AGM cannot proceed, so please support you club.
Thanks everyone, and we look forward to seeing you on the water in September.

Peter Whyte,
GAC Commodore

02/05/2026

A message from our Commodore, Peter Whyte

Well that went super fast, Another season come and gone. Despite some challenging weather conditions, we managed to hold all but one of our scheduled picnic events.
In response to recent changes in our insurance policy, the speedboat committee introduced new rules and regulations to enhance safety and event management.
These measures were met with positive feedback from both members and visiting clubs.

After months of planning the 2026 Aquafest got going but was again met with some very ordinary weather conditions.
Despite the forecast we had a large and varied field of boats in the car park on Saturday morning.
Our new Officer of the Day (Adam Smith) was determined to get a full programme done and thanks to his organizing skills it was easily achieved.
Everyone had plenty of time on the water and came away happy with day 1.

Sunday presented more poor weather, but there was a strong turnout of boats and we easily met our event targets.
The day culminating in a butcher’s picnic event which would have to be considered a highlight of the weekend.

There’s always a huge amount of work going on behind the scenes to make any event run smoothly, the Aquafest was no exception.
Thank you to all the Speedboat committee and members for their support A special mention must be made of the unwavering efforts of Peter Shep,
whose tieless work and leadership in securing critical insurance and coordinating the administration for Aquafest was instrumental in its success.
Without his efforts the Aquafest would not have happened and the club would be poorer for it.

Special thanks to Barry Hallett who has come on board this season as our rescue diver.
Barry patiently sits in his uncomfortable diving suit at every picnic day as well as our 2 consecutive Aquafest days ready to spring into action should he be needed.
Thank you Barry, a job well done.

Well done and thank you to our volunteers behind the bar and for providing catering, our Jimbo crew, all the guys in the car park,
Jamie and the guys from the ASBC who spent a considerable amount of time in the chilly lake helping launch and retrieve boats.

Thank you to the volunteers from Victor Harbor Goolwa Sea Rescue Squadron who provided on water support for the event
and to our event photographers who captured our picnic days and Aquafest.

20/04/2026

13/04/2026

Aquafest Sunday 12th April 2026

Photos Paul Neville

12/04/2026

Aquafest Sunday 12th April 2026

Photos Paul Neville