Monthly Archives: August 2025

This Week in Yachting – 28th Aug 2025

Yachting News   HAMILTON ISLAND RACE WEEK 2025 It’s been a spectacular 2nd week of competitive racing in the Whitsundays! The 40th Hamilton Island Race Week threw a calm start and several days of relatively light conditions before more winds strengthened for the final few races. SYC was well represented, with members claiming fantastic wins…

This Week in Yachting – 21st Aug 2025

Yachting News   FINAL INSHORE BRASS MONKEYS The final race of the Brass Monkey Series is now done and dusted!Sailed in very light winds, the fleet completed a short John Elks and back course to round off the season. Despite the conditions, our dedicated skippers and crew took to the water and made it a…

This Week in Yachting – 14th Aug 2025

Yachting News   AIRLIE BEACH RACE WEEK 2025 This year, many of the GCMYR entries continued onto Airlie Beach Race Week. SYC was represented by: David Howes ‘Awen’ in Performance Cruising Div 1, Peter Cook’s ‘GCCM Arctic Blonde’ in Performance Cruising Div 2, Phillip Bell’s ‘She’ in Performance Cruising Div 3, Howard Yen ‘Wild Honey’…

This Week in Yachting – 7th Aug 2025

Yachting News   Race Week 2025 on the Gold Coast has seen the finish of the 39th Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, and start of our 2nd GCCM Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race! All eyes have turned north for Mackay, our 520-nautical-mile offshore challenge proudly organised by Southport Yacht Club and supported by fantastic…