Sportverein Forelle Steyr Segeln
Sportverein Forelle Steyr Segeln is an independent sailing branch of Sportverein Forelle Steyr and sails from the club grounds on Rieplfeldstraße in Steyr, Upper Austria. The club has pier facilities, slipways, a clubhouse with a weather station and club boats for juniors. Core offerings include in-house regattas such as the Club Cup and autumn regatta, the annual children's and youth sailing course, and licensed training for the Austrian inland sailing certificate BFAB. Youth work is especially strong, with Optimist, Laser and Kolibri boats, Opti and Laser training sessions and activity days in the summer holidays. Since its founding in 1947 the sailing branch has been firmly rooted in Steyr club life and regularly organises season openings, closings and social events.
History
Sportverein Forelle Steyr Segeln was founded in 1947 within the parent club Sportverein Forelle Steyr as an independent sailing branch. Besides sailing, Forelle Steyr also includes camping, canoe, stock sport and tennis sections. Over the decades the sailing branch developed into an active club with grounds on Rieplfeldstraße in Steyr. Gallery milestones range from boat-box construction in 2003 and the ice marina in 2012 to many Aquila focus regattas and autumn regattas. In 2022 the southern piers and slipways were dredged and a corridor was cut through the sandbank on the north side for the rescue boat so operations remain possible at extremely low water. That same year the sporting director and deputy opened the season on site; the clubhouse weather station provided wind and temperature readings. The club's Korsar sailors also trained at the ÖKV Easter training on Lake Neusiedl. To this day in-house regattas, club parties, the annual children's and youth sailing course and licensed ÖSV BFAB training shape club life.
Information
Facilities
Club grounds with southern piers, two slipways, clubhouse with weather station, boat storage/boxes and rescue-boat access; webcam updated every five minutes.
Activities
In-house regattas (Club Cup, autumn regatta, Aquila focus), season opening and closing, children's and youth sailing course, Opti and Laser training, activity days, BFAB training, club parties and year-end celebration.
Youth section
Active youth programme with an annual children's and youth sailing course, club boats (Optimist, Laser Radial, Kolibri), Opti and Laser training and summer activity days; contacts youth officer Felix Redtenbacher and chairman Thomas Beidl.
Boating license training
Available: 1
Felix Redtenbacher
Full course with no prior experience required; examination organised by the club