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. …
SYC along with the World’s newest OK Dinghy Association to host 56th OK Dinghy Australian National Championship. Registered in December 2016, Queensland’s Gold Coast are host to the World’s newest OK Dinghy association, a rapidly growing force here in Australia. Starting with only two vessels in the Gold Coast fleet in 2015, the…
Another championship win for Southport Yacht Club’s Performance Mentor Mathew Belcher OAM. Mathew Belcher OAM and Will Ryan competed at the 2017 470 Australian National Championships to win back to back titles. Held at the Wangi Amateur Sailing Club in Lake Macquarie over the weekend, weather conditions brought perfect sailing settings for Mathew…
High intense racing scheduled to hit the Gold Coast Broadwater, for the 2017 Fastway Couriers Cat Weekend! Every year off-the-beach catamaran sailors flock from all over Queensland to compete at the Gold Coast’s Fastway Couriers Cat Weekend. Hosted at Southport Yacht Club’s Hollywell Sailing Squadron from Friday 10th to Sunday 12th February, competitors will…
Olympian Brendan Casey on-water support for SYC sailors at the 2017 Queensland Laser Metros. Southport Yacht Club (SYC) Performance Program Coach, Olympian Brendan Casey on-water coach encouraging and training the Clubs junior laser sailors over the weekend at the 2017 Queensland Laser Metros Regatta. Southport Yacht Club was again well represented at the…