Monthly Archives: August 2023

This Week In Sailing – 31st August 2023

HAMILTON ISLAND RACE WEEK Hamilton Island race week was a great event and Commodore Drew Jones and the Club would love to say congratulations to all the boats that enter. Great job to all the sailors in the fast-paced and windy conditions! THIS WEEK @ OXENFORD WATERSPORT CENTRE AND SQUAD UPDATE By: Amber Hudson Our…

This Week In Sailing – 24th August 2023

THIS WEEK @ OXENFORD WATERSPORT CENTRE AND SQUAD UPDATE By: Amber Hudson Its week 5 of the Out There Fleet at SYC Hollywell, the students sailed Hobie and club Nacra catamarans this week, working on using their tell tales upwind and on shifting their weight in the back of the boat during a bear away…

This Week In Sailing – 17th August 2023

THIS WEEK @ OXENFORD WATERSPORT CENTRE AND SQUAD UPDATE By: Amber Hudson Toogoolawa High School has been coming to SYC Oxenford training facilities twice a week for the month, with all different year grades learning to sail on both Hobie Wave Catamarans and RS Quest Dinghys. The boys had lots of enthusiasm and we were…

This Week In Sailing – 10th August 2023

BRISBANE TO HAMILTON ISLAND YACHT RACE A huge Congratulations to our 2 SYC yachts ‘She’ and ‘38’ competing in the annual Brisbane to Hamilton Island Yacht Race.  Skippers and Crews reported one of the wildest and fastest races yet. Results HERE    HAMILTON ISLAND AND AIRLIE BEACH RACE WEEK It is the exciting time of…

This Week In Sailing – 3rd August 2023

THIS WEEK @ OXENFORD WATERSPORT CENTRE AND SQUAD UPDATE By: Amber Hudson Things are ramping up here at SYC Oxenford this week as we sail through the latter part of Winter towards Spring.  Courses were in full swing, we hosted a couple of school groups, an Assistant Instructor, Instructor and Coach course. On Saturday we…