Black Jack and Alive set for Southport Yacht Clubs Sail Paradise 2015 – March 6-8 Two of Australia’s best ocean racing yachts, both entries in next week’s Rolex Sydney Hobart race, have been confirmed as entries for Southport Yacht Club’s Sail Paradise series, which will be contested off the Gold Coast from March 6 to…
Based at Woollahra Sailing Club on Sydney Harbour, Sail Sydney conducted six days of Olympic class sail racing. Southport Yacht Club was represented by nine (9) of our best High Performance sailors. In the 49er class, Past Junior Commodore Joel Turner and crew member Lewis Brake competed to finish First (1st) overall. Another podium finisher…
Congratulations Southport Yacht Club Member, Olympic Gold Medallist and World Champion Mathew Belcher, named the Courier-mail Channel Seven 2014 Queensland Sport Star of the Year! The award has never been won by a sailor before, making Belcher the first in the awards 20 year history. A humbling honour amongst sports elite, yet completely deserved after…
Last Thursday several of the Southport Yacht Club (SYC) Hollywell JaM fleet sailed with the Thursday Twilight fleet for the inaugural SYC Charity Cup, being the first Club in Queensland to contribute and support the new state wide partnership Caithness, a charity race raising funds for Melanoma Patients Australia (MPA). MPA was co-founded by our…
Queensland’s Southport Yacht Club has today been awarded ‘Fish Friendly’ status by the Marina Industries Association. ‘Fish Friendly Marina’ accreditation is an information campaign and accreditation system focusing on marina fish habits and was developed initially by the Marina Industries Association (MIA) and the NSW Boating Industry Association (BIA) in collaboration and consultation with…
Celebrations are well underway at Southport Yacht Club after the club’s powerboat division regained the prestigious Goodwill Cup from Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron following an absence of four years. Making the result even sweeter was the fact that the SYC team won the historic and ornate gold trophy by one of the biggest margins…
Congratulations to Southport Yacht Club Member Mathew Belcher and his crew Will Ryan on taking out their 2nd World Championship together (and Mat’s 5th World Championship) in Spain on the weekend! Congratulations also to club members Joel Turner and Lewis Brak…e Turner/Brake 49er Sailing Team on coming 42nd in the World in the 49er class…
Please be advised the SYC Sailing Squadron, located at 1 Marina Crescent, Hollywell, will be CLOSED on Labour Day (Monday the 6th of October).
SYC Long Weekend Camp and Cruise, for both Power and Sail Saturday 4th October, 2014 Get everyone together and join us for a memorable Club Camping trip! Both Powerboats and Sail Boats will be invited to cruise up the Coomera River and back down to our very own dux retreat over the long weekend! Everyone…
Southport Yacht Club’s Main Beach Clubhouse is introducing Funsail sessions on Saturday’s and Sunday’s from October 11th, 2014! Funsail is a great way of getting on the water is to come to one of our Fun Sail sessions. No experience is required and it is a fantastic way to introduce you to the sport! Starting on Saturday 11th…