Victoria Lake Club

A few of the VLC rowers will be representing South Africa at the international friendship regatta in Calcutta, India, commemorating the centenary relationship between the Calcutta Rowing Club of India and UK’s London Rowing Club. 🇿🇦🇮🇳🇬🇧🇳🇿

Another South African making us proud. Kirsten Neuschäfer what an inspiration you are to our country, every sportsperson and every child! Thank you.
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VLC Sailing

Kirsten Neuschäfer is our female ROLEX World Sailor of the Year 2023! Congratulations! 🙌


Málaga Turismo

Our Victoria Lake Canoeing Club representing at the recent Lowveld Croc Canoe Marathon 🚣‍♂️🐊🌊

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Canoeists how well do you know the water rules at VLC?

What a night! What a game! What a team! 🇿🇦🏆🎉

📣 ‼️ the clubhouse @ VLC ‼️ 📣
Like and follow our new sister page for regular updates on all things SOCIAL, DELICIOUS and ICY COLD with the best view in JHB! Only at The Clubhouse at Victoria Lake Club 🎶 🍽️ 🍻

Looking for a venue to host that year end function or party? Look no further!



Victoria Lake Rowing Club
Victoria Lake Canoeing Club
Victoria Lake Junior Rowing Club
VLC Sailing

Contact the Victoria Lake Sailing Club for more information on sailing, for young and old alike.

Kids Sailing: 11 Reasons Why Your Child Should Learn To Sail For those who start kids sailing early in life, they pick up many skills that can be carried into their adult lives. See why your child needs to learn to sail.

Water Rule Wednesday. Victoria Lake Club comprises of 4 sections: Rowing, Sailing, Canoeing & Triathlon/Swimming. This week will highlight ROWING!

How well do you know your Do’s & Don’ts?






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VLC Sailing

Some of our dedicated VLC canoeing members at the recent Clean Water Challenge - Liebensbergvlei in Reitz.

Interested in trying out paddling? Contact Victoria Lake Canoeing Club for more info.

And another one in the bag for VLC.
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Congratulations to VLC South Africa on their win in MC 2- race

Another win for VLC! Congratulations. 🚣‍♀️🥇🇿🇦

Victoria Lake Rowing Club making us proud! Well done guys! 🚣‍♀️🥇🇿🇦

Congratulations to VLC South Africa on their win in the MC 4- (Coxless) race

It’s Rugby World Cup time again! Join us at VLC this Sunday for the Boks vs Scotland match, live at 17:45

Phone (011) 873-9300 to reserve your seat.

VLC canoeing super heroes in the making. Well done to everyone who competed in the FLCC flat water marathon earlier this month.

Join us this Friday to kick off Spring with loads of fun at VLC.

Join us on Friday from 14:30 as we celebrate the life of our beloved friend and colleague, Charmaine Solomon.

Charmaine joined VLC 3 years ago and from the very first day she loved her club, her members and her feral cat colony with great passion. She will be sorely missed by all. Join us in raising a glass to celebrate the life of a woman who lived life to the fullest and spread love and laughter wherever she went.

Don’t miss out this Friday!! A delicious prawn curry made by our very own Chef Sam and Karaoke Night!!

Head on over to the clubhouse @ VLC for delicious warm wine on these chilly days. Just what you need to stay warm.

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Spoil mom this Mother’s Day with a delicious Sunday lunch at the clubhouse @ VLC. Booking is essential.

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Well done Shellee Potts! 🥇⛵️🏆

🎊 Shellee and Kynisa, winners of the 2023 Ziptrack J22 National championships! 🎊

Congratulations Kirsten Neuschäfer 🇿🇦

Kirsten Neuschäfer has become the first woman to win the Golden Globe Race - a solo, round-the-world yacht race!

After almost 235 days at sea, the South African sailor from Gqeberha crossed the finish line off Les Sables d’Olonne in France at 9 pm on 27 April 2023 and became the first woman to win the round-the-world race.

This edition of the Golden Globe Race started on September 4, 2022, with 16 competitors, all men, except for Kirsten. At the time of her finish, only three competitors (herself, Tomy, and Michael Guggenberger, who was still 1,800 miles to the finish) remained in the running. Two more (Simon Curwen and Jeremy Bagshaw - also a South African) were racing in the “Chichester class”, a class created for those disqualified for making a stop but who wanted to continue to the finish anyway.

But this incredible sailer didn’t just win the race; she also won our hearts.

Kirsten made headlines earlier in the race when she stopped to help a fellow competitor!

The kind South African diverted from her race route to rescue fellow entrant Tapio Lehtinen after his Gaia 36, Asteria, sank around 450 miles southeast of South Africa. Kirsten was the closest sailor to him, 95 miles away, and was able to reach him in fewer than 24 hours, taking him aboard her Minnehaha from his life raft and later transferring him to a merchant ship that had been diverted to the scene. She earned the 2022 Cruising Club of America’s Rod Stephens Seamanship Trophy for this rescue.

Good Things Guy has been following and reporting on Kirsten’s journey since the start of the race. And we couldn’t be prouder of the incredible South African and her fantastic win!

Yes, proudly South African… and PROUD of South Africa! ❤️🇿🇦

You can read her full story or more South African good things by visiting www.goodthingsguy.com.

Misty mornings at Victoria Lake.