THE WEEK IN SAILING – 22nd July INSHORE DIVISION – BRASS MONKEYS Wednesday 14th July 2021 The Inshore fleet was made up of 28 boats this week. The mild Gold Coast winter not offering much in the way of wind forced Race Control to shorten the course allowing 19 boats to finish. A big thank…
Sail Paradise Major Sponsor has flipped to Qoin! Southport Yacht Club is excited to welcome Qoin as the naming rights sponsor of the 2022 Sail Paradise Regatta. A partnership made up of two fresh, innovative, forward-thinking and forward-moving organisations that will bring together some of Australia’s top sailing yachts and their crew. The 12th…
DAY TWO BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE The Gold Coast turned on idyllic sailing conditions earlier today for the second round of racing in the twelfth staging of the annual Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta. Sailing under cloudlessblue skies and with the north-easterly sea breeze building in strength, the fleet of 54 yachts made a spectacular sight as…
Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta kicks off from Southport Yacht Club The 12th Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta got underway today with a record fleet of fifty-six yachts ranging in size from 70ft to 12ft today with a steady 10 knots North East breeze fanning across the course. The Race Officer, Southport Yacht Club’s Mark Dingley opted…
Telemachus Ladies Day Race – 2020! ? Congratulations to our winners and to everyone that came along, sailed, laughed and celebrated the 29th year of the Telemachus Jewellery Ladies Day race! Line Honours: Ashlee Daunt, The Beast4 ?3rd Place – Holly Wright – Elvish ?2nd Place – The Beast4 ?1st Place (with back to back wins,…
SAILING THIS WEEK SOUTHPORT YACHT CLUB INSHORE DIVISION – Wednesday 26th May 2021 A stunning autumn afternoon here at Hollywell on the eve of what has been termed the astronomical phenomenon of the year with skippers and crew racing under a full blood super moon. Twenty six boats had a clean and colourful start…
2020 TK Robertson Trophy Race I think we can say that the weather gods shined on the competitors of the 2020 TK Robertson Trophy Race today, with the heavy torrential downpour that we received early this morning clearing up early to provide competitors with a (mostly) sunny day with consistent winds gusting 10-11 knots throughout…
SYCs sailing season resumes with the Evolution Sails Two Handed Race Saturday 11th July The Southport Yacht Club sailing season resumed with a cracking day out on the water for the Evolution Sails 2 Handed Race on Saturday 11th July. All of our sailors were rearing to get back out on the water as evidenced…
