After being awarded first (1st) place for Line Honours, and first (1st) place Cruising Division in the Queensland Beneteau Cup 2015, David Hows and his crew on Ocean Gem are keen contenders for the Bartercard Coffs to Paradise overall champion in 2016. Purchased by David Hows in Auckland, New Zealand back in 2011 before sailing…
After winning their PHS division in the 30th Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race earlier in the year, Rod West and crew from Painkiller Forte will return to the east waters of Australia for the 2016 Bartercard Coffs to Paradise Yacht Race. Having recently purchased their new Bavaria 42, West and crew will be…
Southport Yacht Club wish all of the SYC Sailors who are competing at National Sailing events over the next two weeks the very best! The Optimist and Bic National Titles are held at Georges River 16ft Sailing Club in New South Wales, with an exceptional group of entrants from SYC, including: Tom Wright Dylan Lynch Melanie Watson…
NACRA 15 EXCLUSIVE MULTIHULL ISAF YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 ONWARDS & YOUTH OLYMPICS 2018 November 2015 Sanya, China ISAF council just decided that NACRA 15 will be the new and only official youth multihull used in ISAF championships & IOC Youth Olympic games. Two years ago, the worldwide governing body of sailing (ISAF) initiated…
SPECTACULAR TROPICAL HOLIDAY PRIZES FOR BARTERCARD “SAIL PARADISE 2016” AND THE BARTERCARD “COFFS TO PARADISE” RACE Southport Yacht Club, on the Gold Coast, and its principal sponsor, Bartercard, will be offering two spectacular prizes for the Coffs to Paradise race, then the Sail Paradise series, both scheduled for January. The prizes are two seven-night…
Southport Yacht Club sailors Mathew Belcher, Tom Siganto and Kyle O’Connell, winners at the 2015 Yachting Australia Awards. On Saturday 7th November, Yachting Australia hosted their 2015 awards night. The annual event is held to recognise and honour the achievements of Australia’s best sailors. Fresh from their World Championship and World Cup final wins, 470…
Soldiers from the 6th Combat Support Brigade based in Enoggera will spend a day sailing with Southport Yacht Club (SYC) as part of an adventure training activity, on Thursday 22nd October 2015. The aim of adventure training is to assist commanders in preparing soldiers for battle by exposing them to perceived and real risks. Most…
Sail Paradise and Coffs to Paradise Race to be sponsored by Bartercard The world’s largest trade exchange, Bartercard, has become the title sponsor for Southport Yacht Club’s signature event, Sail Paradise, as well as the Coffs to Paradise race, which starts on January 7. The Gold Coast based company, which operates in eight countries and…
We are very lucky to have such an outstanding sponsorship base at Southport Yacht Club. One of the most recent sponsors to join the team is Local business owner David Lynch of Kwik Kopy Southport. Kwik Kopy Southport have been working hand in hand with the Sailing Academy and are the source behind the Sailing…
Southport Yacht Club Kyle O’Connell and Tom Siganto win the 2015 Zhik 29er World Championships From Saturday 8th to Friday 14th August, Southport Yacht Club sailors Kyle O’Connell and Tom Siganto, competed against 193 other entrants to be crowned the 2015 Zhik 29er World Champions. Tom Siganto and Kyle O’Connell have been sailing with Southport Yacht…