Fremantle to Pittwater and onto paradise with Stealth When yachtsman Robert Alpe decided to move into bluewater racing with the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club he looked Australia-wide for the right boat and eventually chose a Fremantle based 32-footer he then sailed 2,500 nautical miles home to Pittwater with a small delivery crew. Stealth is…
Pittwater to Paradise Regatta and Sail Paradise – entries are open. Entries are open for the two exciting new curtain raisers for the 2018 east coast offshore sailing season – the Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta and the Bartercard Sail Paradise series. The two events are presented jointly by Royal Prince Alfred…
Southport Yacht Club Vessels to compete in the 32nd Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race A strong fleet of 57 yachts will be racing in the Annual 384-nautical mile Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. 2017 will host three (3) Southport Yacht Club (SYC) vessels competing in the event including Rod West’s Bavaria 42…
Southport Yacht Club’s Mathew Belcher and crew Will Ryan crowned the 470 dinghy World Champions Southport Yacht Club’s Olympic medallists and Club life member Mathew Belcher along with crew member Will Ryan, have been crowned the 470 dinghy class World Champions in Greece overnight. It was Mathew’s seventh World Championship victory and Will’s…
Event: Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta January 2 – 9 hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (NSW) & Southport Yacht Club (QLD) Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta: oldies and YD combine on Le Billet Mark Tinworth and Mark Waterhouse, owners of the Pittwater based yacht Le Billet, intend to repeat…
The Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta is confirmed as an exciting long term fixture to feature in Australia’s summer sailing calendar. Australia’s east coast offshore sailing scene will take on an exciting new look with the staging of the Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta to start out of The Royal Prince Alfred…
Olympic Silver medallists Mathew Belcher OAM and Will Ryan have claimed a decisive victory in the World Cup title in France. Competing at the Sailing World Cup in Hyeres, France, Belcher and Ryan dominated the 470 division with a podium finish on every race bar the first, after being out of competition since the…
Southport Yacht Club sailor Joel Turner has remained very much in the spotlight, going from strength to strength in his sailing career. Turner started the year with the fantastic results of first (1st) place at the 49er Nationals in Adelaide. He was then selected as crew to sail in the M32 World Match Racing Tour.…
Over the weekend, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th March, Southport Yacht Club sailors well represented the Club at the NSW Nacra State Titles. Held at Trail Bay/South West Rocks, this was the first major regatta for the new Youth Nacra 15 fleet, with nine (9) Nacra 15’s competing at the regatta. Congratulations to Chris Noyes…
Olympic Gold and Silver Medallist Mathew Belcher OAM expanded his extensive list of achievements and awards last night, winning the Mayor’s Sports Award. Presented at the Gold Coast’s Annual Sports Star of the Year Awards at the QT Hotel, Belcher was ecstatic at being recognised with such an honour in him home city. …