SYC along with the World’s newest OK Dinghy Association to host 56th OK Dinghy Australian National Championship. Registered in December 2016, Queensland’s Gold Coast are host to the World’s newest OK Dinghy association, a rapidly growing force here in Australia. Starting with only two vessels in the Gold Coast fleet in 2015, the…
Another championship win for Southport Yacht Club’s Performance Mentor Mathew Belcher OAM. Mathew Belcher OAM and Will Ryan competed at the 2017 470 Australian National Championships to win back to back titles. Held at the Wangi Amateur Sailing Club in Lake Macquarie over the weekend, weather conditions brought perfect sailing settings for Mathew…
High intense racing scheduled to hit the Gold Coast Broadwater, for the 2017 Fastway Couriers Cat Weekend! Every year off-the-beach catamaran sailors flock from all over Queensland to compete at the Gold Coast’s Fastway Couriers Cat Weekend. Hosted at Southport Yacht Club’s Hollywell Sailing Squadron from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th February, competitors will…
Olympian Brendan Casey on-water support for SYC sailors at the 2017 Queensland Laser Metros. Southport Yacht Club (SYC) Performance Program Coach, Olympian Brendan Casey on-water coach encouraging and training the Clubs junior laser sailors over the weekend at the 2017 Queensland Laser Metros Regatta. Southport Yacht Club was again well represented at the…
SURF TO CITY YACHT RACE 2017 Congratulations to all SYC Skippers and crew who competed in the 2017 Surf to City Yacht Race. As a Club SYC, placed 2nd, well done competitors! Graham Sherring RETUNED 1st place Inshore Monohull Div 1 & 2nd Monohull SMS. Peter Lahey, STILL CRAZY 6th Inshore Monohull Div 1 & Monohull Vintage…
Southport Yacht Club’s 29er World Champion Tom Siganto, Charlie Wyatt (RQYS) and Ben Vercoe (NYRC) competed in the 2017 VX One National Championships over the long weekend to finish with an impressive second (2nd) place. After seeing the excitement of the VX One Australian Nationals on social media, Tom couldn’t resist but enter. After…