Special & Hosted Events
Southport Yacht Club host a number of State, National and World Championships each year, as well as major events including the annual Sail Paradise Regatta, Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race and our Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race.
SYC SIGNATURE EVENTS
- GCCM Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race: 30th July 2026
- The Yacht Sales Co Sail Paradise Regatta: 3-5th October 2026
- Coral Sea Pointscore Series
SYC SPECIAL EVENTS: 2026/27 SEASON
- Flat Rock Yacht Race – 6th June 2026
- Crab Island Classic- 6th June 2026
- TK Robertson – 28th June 2026
- Da$h for Ca$h – 6th September 2026
- Cook Island Yacht Race – 1st November 2026
- John McNamara Memorial Yacht Race – 21st-22nd November 2026
- Ted Elkes Memorial Regatta – 23th-24th January 2027
- Cock of the Broadwater – 18th January 2026
- Cat Weekend – 6th-7th February 2027
- GC Sails Two-Handed Race – 6th March 2027
- Dinghy Trophy Marathon Race – 7th March 2027
- Julian Rocks Yacht Race – 13th March 2027
- Sail Our Way Event inc Ladies Day Race – 20th March 2027
- Bridge to no Bridge – 20th-21st March 2027
- Burleigh Bash! – 24th April 2027
SYC SPECIAL EVENTS: 2025/26 SEASON
- Flat Rock Yacht Race – 24th May 2025
- Crab Island Classic- 19th July 2025
- TK Robertson – 20th July 2025
- Da$h for Ca$h – 7th September 2025
- Bridge to no Bridge – 18th October 2025 – cancelled
- Cook Island Yacht Race – 2nd November 2025
- John McNamara Memorial Yacht Race – 22nd November 2025
- Burleigh Bash! – 21st December 2025
- Cock of the Broadwater – 18th January 2026
- Ted Elkes Memorial Regatta – 24th-25th January 2026
- Cat Weekend – 7th-8th February 2026
- GC Sails Two-Handed Race – 7th March 2026
- Dinghy Trophy Marathon Race – 8th March 2026
- Sail Our Way Event inc Ladies Day Race – 28th March 2026
- Julian Rocks Yacht Race – 9th May 2026 – Rescheduled Date
UPCOMING HOSTED EVENTS
- 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge: 30th May 2026
- Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race – 25th July 2026
RECENT HOSTED EVENTS
- 2025/2026 Offshore ILCA Metropolitan Championships March 2026
- 2026 QCYC Surf to City Yacht Race: 7th February 2026
- 2025 Queensland Paper Tiger Championships – 8th-9th November 2025
- 2025 UNISPORT Nationals Sailing Regatta: 29th September – 2nd October 2025
- 2025 CYCA Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race: 24th July 2025
- 2025 International Etchells Class Mid-Winter Nationals & Gold Coast Championships: 6th – 9th June 2025
- 2025 International Etchells Class Queensland Championships: 17th – 18th May 2025
- International Hansa Class Asia Pacific Championships: 20-25th October 2024
- Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race – 27th July 2024
- International Etchells Class Gold Coast Championships: 19th-21st July 2024
- Summer of Sailing Series Australia (SSSA)
- 2024 Australian NS14 Championships
- 2023 International Etchells Class Queensland Championships
- 2023 Bartercard Sail Paradise
- 2023 Hansa Class Queensland Championships
- 2023 International Etchells Class Gold Coast Championships
- 2023 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge
- 2023 Paper Tiger Catamaran 52nd Australian Championships
- 2023 RL National Championships – 50th Anniversary
- 2022 Queensland Paper Tiger Catamaran State Championships
- 2022 Para Sailing International Championships
- 2022 Edinburgh Cup for Classic Moths
- 2022 International Etchells Class Gold Coast Championships and 2022 Etchells Australasian Championships
- 2022 QoinSail Paradise
- 2022 QLD O’pen Skiff Championships