SANTA’S SHOW STOPPER ARRIVAL CONFIRMED BY JETPACK AT SOUTHPORT YACHT CLUB’S OXENFORD LAKE CHRISTMAS CAROLS On Sunday, December 2, Southport Yacht Club will celebrate the festivities of Christmas with free Christmas Carols at the Club’s newest facility, Oxenford Watersports Centre. Located at Damian Leeding Memorial Park, Oxenford, SYC will host a show stopping event…
Paraplegic ready to set worldwide first in motorsport This Friday at Southport Yacht Club’s annual Charity Sailing Day guest speaker, Australia’s first and only, paraplegic race driver Matt Speakman will announce an exciting and unprecedented program that will see for the first time worldwide a paraplegic using hand controls competing at the pinnacle of…
2016 Champion returns to defend Sail Paradise series title! Celebrating the Gold Coast’s 10th Anniversary Sail Paradise Series, preparation for 2016 series champion Ocean Gem are well underway to defend their title this coming January. After being crowned the series overall champion following the 2016 Coffs to Paradise feeder yacht race and Bartercard Sail…
Southport Yacht Club opening launch of the Club’s fourth facility, Oxenford Watersports Centre. Located at Regatta Waters situated within Damian Leeding Memorial Park, Oxenford. Southport Yacht Club along with the Gold Coast City Council will be launching the Club’s fourth facility, this Friday, 19th October at 4pm. SYC invite all media and affiliated…
Southport Yacht Club committed towards Environmental Sustainability. Southport Yacht Club is committed to continually finding ways in which it can reduce the impact of its operations on the environment. From food and beverage to Marina processes, SYC’s mission has become to make a different to its carbon footprint. In 2014 the Club’s Marina was awarded with a fish…
PROFESSIONAL RACE CAR DRIVER MATTHEW SPEAKMAN AND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST MATHEW BELCHER OAM HEADLINE GUEST SPEAKERS AT SOUTHPORT YACHT CLUB’S 2018 CHARITY SAILING DAY On Friday, November 2, Southport Yacht Club will celebrate the Club’s annual Charity Sailing Day, with special guest speaker’s Olympic Gold and Silver Medallist Mathew Belcher OAM and professional race car…
A New Opportunity for Disabled Sailors – Queensland Para Sailing Academy. Paralympic sailing took a big hit recently when it was dropped from the program for the 2020 Tokyo games due to a lack of countries participating in the event. The World Sailing Federation has gone to extraordinary lengths to start development programs around…
OPENING OF THE 72ND BOATING AND SAILING SEASON On Saturday, September 15, Southport Yacht Club will celebrate the opening of its 72nd Boating and Sailing Season with the Club’s 72nd Sail Past and Blessing of the Fleet Ceremony. Club and visiting vessels will assemble in the vicinity of the SYC Marina and will…
Oldest solo sailor to circumnavigate the World arrives at Southport Yacht Club. Bill Hatfield entered the Gold Coast Seaway yesterday morning at 01:04:28, after spending a tremendous 414 days at sea. Aged 79, Bill arrived at Southport Yacht Club on Monday 10th September 2018 becoming the oldest solo sailor to circumnavigate the world west-about.…
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary Bartercard Sail Paradise Series, an “Early Bird” Race Entry Fee on offer now! Celebrating the Gold Coast’s 10th Anniversary Sail Paradise Series, host Club, Southport Yacht Club have opened an early bird race entry fee! A count down of 20 days to go to be able to be able to…