Southport Yacht Club host back to back events during the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Southport Yacht Club (SYC) will become a buzz of action during the 12-day international event, with multiple events planned daily at the Main Beach Clubhouse during the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. SYC, along with the Southport Chamber of Commerce, will…
On Tuesday evening Southport Yacht Club recognised it’s high achieving sailors for their results over the Summer Sailing Season. Mathew Belcher, Will Ryan, Victor Kovalenko and Shane Smith presented the awards to our junior, youth and adult sailors who finished in the Top 5 in their division or age group. Victor spoke to the sailors…
Southport Yacht Club wins Club’s Queensland Best Sports Club 2018 With the 2018 Commonwealth Games less than a month away, the Gold Coast has already brought home gold winning eight awards at last night’s Keno & Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence. Over 1000 guests from across the State attended the Brisbane Convention &…
Southport Yacht Club launch new Oxenford Watersports Centre. Southport Yacht Club along with the Gold Coast City Council are set to launch a newly developed Watersports Centre at the Regatta’s Waters Lake situated within the Damian Leeding Memorial Park, Oxenford. As the Club continues to grow with family members and youth sailors, the…
The cats are back in town! High intense racing returns to the Gold Coast Broadwater for the 2018 Fastway Courier Cat Weekend! Every year off-the-beach catamaran sailors flock from as far as north Queensland and northern New South Wales to compete at the Gold Coast’s Fastway Couriers Cat Weekend. Hosted at Southport Yacht Club’s…
Five members of the SYC Performance Team contested the 2018 Australian & Oceania Laser Championships held at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. All performed well in their respective divisions with variable conditions. Tom Wright fought hard to get 4th Australian Youth Male in the 4.7 Class and Junior Commodore Melanie Watson also ended up with 4th…
SYC Sailors National Championship Results 49er Nationals Joel Turner and team member Dave Gilmour took out the tri-fector, with back to back wins at all three competitions consisting of Sail Melbourne, followed by Sail Sydney then finally the 49er Nationals in Brisbane. Tom Siganto and Charlie Wyatt also finished on podium in second place…
THREE STATE CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE 2018 The pressure heats up on the final day at Bartercard Sail Paradise. It may be the final day of racing but by no means has there been any easing off on the race course by competitors, the start line had as much if not more push…
GOLD COAST RECORD SET AT 2018 BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE SERIES Over 450 sailors competed on water between the shores of Main Beach and Currumbin on the second day of Bartercard Sail Paradise, which is sure to be a record number of sailors offshore the Gold Coast. With day two of the Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta…
ROB MCMILLAN CROWNED THE 56TH INTERNATIONAL OK DINGHY AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION! Today, Sunday 7th January 2018 concludes the 56th International OK Dinghy Australian Championships, a six-day offshore regatta hosted by Southport Yacht Club’s Hollywell Sailing Squadron. With a remarkable 18 point lead, Rob Mcmillan has been crowned the Australian titles champion. With a near…