Doug Coulter’s Shakti has taken full advantage of the current weather pattern to launch their boat up the NSW coast overnight and maintain the lead in the first ever Club Marine Pittwater to Southport Yacht Race. Shakti passed Coffs Harbour at around 8:30am this morning with gusts up to 27 knots from the south setting…
Bartercard $5,000 dream stay raises the stakes at Sail Paradise This year, one lucky skipper will sail away with a $5,000 dream stay at a destination of their choice, thanks to Bartercard! Could it be you? Bartercard is pleased to kick off its second year of sponsoring the annual Southport Yacht Club (SYC) Sail Paradise…
SOUTHPORT YACHT CLUB CAROLS ON THE BROADWATER On Saturday, December 17, Southport Yacht Club will celebrate the festivities of Christmas with the annual Carols on the Broadwater event. From 4pm over 300 members and guests are expected to join in on the fun with face painting, a vessel parade and Santa arriving all…
A need for speed as XVitesse prepares to join the race track for 2017 Bartercard Sail Paradise Having started sailing in dinghies as a child, Russell Birse’s passion for the sea began at a young age. He has found himself near the water ever since, leading him to enter his newly purchased XP 38 ‘XVitesse’…
A win for Southport Yacht Club crew at the 30th Anniversary of Phuket’s Kings Cup. In a division of twelve (12) entries, Craig Alcock and his team from Australia took on some of the World’s best Multihull Racing competition including entries from Russia, Great Brittan and New Zealand just to name a few. 12 division…
Another win for Southport Yacht Club’s Mathew Belcher at the 2016 Sailing World Cup. Having spent the past few months back on the Gold Coast after bringing home a Silver Medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Mathew Belcher OAM and crew Will Ryan have taken on the 2016 Sailing World Cup to bring home…
Two skippers drawn by the longer distance of January’s first-ever Club Marine Pittwater to Southport Yacht Race have marked the January 2, 2017 start date and are busy preparing crews and their steeds for the first offshore event of the New Year. Entry has been extended to December 15, 2016 by the Royal Prince Alfred…
In recent weeks Olympic Gold and Silver medallist Mathew Belcher OAM has begun mentoring the youth sailors at Southport Yacht Club’s Sailing Academy. On Tuesday 15th November, Mathew selected the first of his sailors to mentor throughout the High Performance Program. Southport Yacht Club would like to welcome the following junior sailors; Angus Sherring, Sam…
Inaugural Club Marine Pittwater to Southport Yacht Race set to ROCK! Denis Thompson appointed Race Director for Bartercard Sail Paradise Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s inaugural Club Marine Pittwater to Southport Yacht Race, starting January 2, is destined to “rock” when the fleet arrives at Southport Yacht Club, on the Gold Coast. The club has organised…
Celebrations are well underway at Southport Yacht Club (SYC) after the Club’s Powerboat Division regained the prestigious Goodwill Cup from Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (RQYS). The Goodwill Cup event is a navigation challenge designed to test the skills of the helmsmen (and women) as well as the navigators and observers. It is the premier…