QUEENSLAND PAPER TIGER STATE TITLES, LAKE COOTHARABA On the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of November, the Queensland Paper Tiger State Titles were hosted by Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club in conjunction with their annual Cat Challenge. Eight Paper Tigers voyaged north from Southport Yacht Club on Friday, met with one local boat and claimed…
DetailsLASER METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS SAILING By: Matt Sinnamon – Junior Vice Commodore The ILCA Metropolitan Championships at RQYS included a total of 45 lasers, who sailed 5 races. There were a total of 16 sailors in the ILCA 4 fleet, 17 in the ILCA 6’s and 12 in the ILCA 7’s. The wind conditions varied…
DetailsTHIS WEEK @ OXENFORD WATERSPORT CENTRE AND SQUAD UPDATE By: Amber Hudson Keelboat Crewing & Helming Course On the weekend a successful Keelboat Crewing and Helming course was run out of Hollywell with instructors Sam Martland and Mick Scharf using the club Melges and Club Blazer. All 8 adult participants have progressed through from the…
DetailsTHIS WEEK @ OXENFORD WATERSPORT CENTRE AND SQUAD UPDATE By: Amber Hudson OutThere at Hollywell Another great morning for the OutThere Fleet at Hollywell. 16 Teenagers were very keen to see what their Instructors, Mick and Ben, had up their sleeves for the day because it’s always fun to hold out on them until the…
DetailsSAIL BOWEN 2023 Congratulations Nate! 2nd Place in Optimist Division at the North Qld Opti Titles. Nate flew solo to Proserpine and then made his way up to Bowen with his sail tube, foil box and luggage. What a trip and what an adventure – great sailing! **photo courtesy Kara Jeffrey** CAT CHALLENGE 2023, LAKE…
DetailsTHIS WEEK @ OXENFORD WATERSPORT CENTRE AND SQUAD UPDATE By: Amber Hudson Keelboat Experience for Adults age 16+ Did you know Southport Yacht Club offers Keelboat sailing experiences as an introduction to sailing keelboats on the Broadwater? Participants will be sailing in either a Melges 24 or Blazer 23 with a qualified instructor. This is…
DetailsBIG RIVER SAILING CLUB SINGLE-HANDED RACE Congratulations Kelvin Holdt, 1st place – Laser Radial Division in the annual Big River Sailing Club Single Handed Race held last weekend. **Photo courtesy – Steve Ward THIS WEEK @ OXENFORD WATERSPORT CENTRE AND SQUAD UPDATE By: Amber Hudson Social Sailing at Oxenford Lake Come and join us…
DetailsBIG RIVER SAILING CLUB SINGLE-HANDED RACE Congratulations Kelvin Holdt, 1st place – Laser Radial Division in the annual Big River Sailing Club Single Handed Race held last weekend. **Photo courtesy – Steve Ward THIS WEEK @ OXENFORD WATERSPORT CENTRE AND SQUAD UPDATE By: Amber Hudson Social Sailing at Oxenford Lake Come and join us…
Details2023 HUMPYBASH Huge Congratulations to our SYC sailors (both Juniors and Seniors) who travelled to Humpybong Yacht Club, Woody Point on the weekend for the annual Humpybash Regatta. Juniors 1st Calvin Ciganek (Torpedo) 2nd Lucas Dickson (Sonic) 3rd Evie McGuire (Ocean Spirit) 4th Jack McGuire (The Jackal) 7th Addison Greenwood (Wizz Fizz) 8th Lyla…
DetailsTHIS WEEK @ OXENFORD WATERSPORT CENTRE AND SQUAD UPDATE By: Amber Hudson Saturday Morning Out There Fleet What an absolutely awesome turnout for the first day of Out There Fleet! We had 16 teenagers ready to take on the 15-18 knots of wind on the cats out at Hollywell. We sailed a Paper…
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