We joined the performance program when it started last year. We are 10 and 8 and sail our Sabot ‘Tomahawk’ together as a 2up team. All week we look forward to training days. Since we started with the team we have learned how to gybe properly in higher wind, improve our upwind sailing and mark…
My name is Oscar Gray and I’m 12 years old. At the moment, I sail an Open Bic. I first started sailing on and off on Sundays with the Fun Sail Program, at 6 years old. When I was 10 years old I decided to progress to the next stage, as I found sailing fun.…
My performance journey: I first joined the Performance Program at the start of 2017 in my O’pen Bic ‘Instead of a Pony’, except I wasn’t sailing a lot until recently this year. Before joining the team I had been sailing in my O’pen Bic for a couple of years. The Performance Teams training sessions…
My sailing journey My name is Jack. I first started sailing in x3’s in the Sunday morning fun sail. I really enjoyed sailing and progressed to the Opti class where I sailed for 5 years. I went a couple of regattas including the states in Mooloolaba and the nationals at Mornington peninsula. When I became…
SYC OK Dinghy Sailors impressive results at the Big River Regatta. Eight (8) of Southport Yacht Club’s best OK Dinghy sailors travelled to The Big River Sailing Club to compete in the Club’s annual Single Hander Regatta on the Clarence River, NSW. Held over the weekend, Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th October, this was…
FREE Family Fun and Discover Sailing at the 2017 Gold Coast Marine Family Festival Southport Yacht Club are hosting Gold Coast Marine Family Festival and Open Day on Saturday 11th November from 10am to 4pm. The Club will be open to members, guests and visitors, it is going to be an action-packed day full of…
Celebrate all things scary with free Halloween celebrations at Southport Yacht Club Come in and enjoy the spookiest night of the year with all things scary at Southport Yacht Club’s annual Halloween party. From 5.30pm on Tuesday 31st October, over 300 members and guests are expected to join in on the fun with…
OK Dinghy World Champion, Greg Wilcox to compete in the 2018 Australian National Championships. Greg Wilcox has confirmed he will compete in the 2018 Australian Nationals, hosted by Southport Yacht Club at the Hollywell Sailing Squadron on the Gold Coast, from 2nd to 7th January 2018. Greg has returned to the top of the OK…
MATHEW BELCHER OAM GUEST SPEAKER AT SOUTHPORT YACHT CLUB CHARITY SAILING DAY 2017 On Friday, November 3, Southport Yacht Club will celebrate the Club’s annual Charity Sailing Day, with special guest speaker Olympic Gold and Silver Medallist Mathew Belcher OAM. Over 100 local business leaders along with numerous Club sailing members will take…
TRIFECTA OF QUEENSLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES HELD AT 2018’S BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE REGATTA The Australian Sports Boats Association, along with Australian Measurement System (AMS) have jumped on board with Australian Sailing to host three new Queensland championships at Southport Yacht Club (SYC). Host event, Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta will crown the 2018 Australian Sailing Queensland Yachting…