Formed in May 1979 on the shores at Robley’s Point, the first functions of the Port Cygnet Sailing Club were held in a tent with the first racing being in dinghies. The area around the foreshore at that time was overgrown with blackberries, gorse etc and had a rocky foreshore. Over the years many truck loads of sand have been dumped and spread along what is now a beach.

In the 1980s there was only a handful of boats anchored in the bay, now in 2011 there are well over 100 registered moorings.

The club conducts races on most Sundays from early October until the end of April each year. Twilight racing commences on the first Tuesday in January and runs for 8 weeks with a very popular barbecue meal to follow.

On the long weekend in March the club conducts the Cygnet Regatta with in excess of 50 boats competing and many more visiting boats enjoying the hospitality that the club provides. This Regatta is the biggest keel boat regatta in Tasmania.  Visitors are always welcome.