Yachting News SAIL OUR WAY – SYC receives grant for 2026 Ladies Day Special Event Southport Yacht Club is proud to have received a Sail Our Way Grant—an Australian Sailing initiative funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care. This program supports the participation of women and girls in sailing while also strengthening leadership, coaching,…
Yachting News It’s been a busy month of yachting here on the Gold Coast, with the increasing intensity of on water activity matched only by the almost daily spectacular lightning shows across the sky. Find all the latest news, upcoming event reminders and Academy updates below. Member Michael Spies Returns for His 47th…
Yachting News SYC CLAIMS THE GOODWILL CUP (SAILING) 2025! Well done to our SYC vessels and crews who sought to claim the RQ Sailing Goodwill Cup over the weekend for our Club this year, and a massive congratulations to David Rose and his crew aboard WEDGETAIL who won the Cup for SYC! Of 6…
Yachting News PAPER TIGER CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025! Great weekend for the 2025 Queensland Paper Tiger Championships! Varied conditions offshore provided a fresh first day and a becalmed second day. Thanks to the sponsors Trex, The Tile Company, GC Sails and Tan Lines. Thanks also to race officer Jeff Rosenboom for delivering a great event and…
Yachting News BLUE SKIES FOR THE COOK ISLAND YACHT RACE ! Between lightning storms on both Saturday and Monday, a fleet of 11 crews who decided to go ahead were blessed with some ideal racing conditions on Sunday for Race 3 of our Coral Sea Pointscore Series, the Cook Island Yacht Race 2025/26. The Fleet…
Yachting News SYC’S OFFSHORE COOK ISLAND RACE IS ON THIS SUNDAY! A fleet of 16 will hit the water this Sunday morning for Race 3 of our Coral Sea Pointscore Series, racing 35nm from the Gold Coast Sand Pumping Bypass Jetty down past the Tweed Seaway to Cook Island, and back. We’ll have our…
Yachting News SYC OFF THE BEACH TROPHY PRESENTATION 2024/25 On Saturday night, Southport Yacht Club’s two OTB divisions, dinghies and catamarans came together at Hollywell for a fantastic annual night of celebrating the achievements of our OTB sailors in the 2024/25 season. For all the photos from the evening please visit SYC’s OTB Dinghy…
Yachting News LAKE COOTHARABA ALLBOATS REGATTA Last weekend our Southport Yacht Club sailors put in a strong showing at the Lake Cootharaba Allboats Regatta, with great results across both junior and senior fleets. Racing was held in fresh conditions on Saturday, with gusts up to 28 knots making for challenging starts and testing boat…
Yachting News BRISBANE WOMEN’S KEELBOAT CUP (RQYS) Congratulations to our local SYC team the ‘GCCM Pink Diamonds’, who won Line Honours and finished 8th on PHS corrected time onboard the Commodore’s Reichel Pugh 42, competing against 10 other teams this past weekend, 5th-6th July. Representing SYC was Skipper Phoebe Reedman and crew Emma Ballie,…
Yachting News It’s been a huge long weekend of sailing for our members, interclub travellers and visitors! ETCHELLS MID WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS – 6th-9th July Southport Yacht Club hosted the Etchell’s Mid-Winter Nationals Championships this weekend! Check out all the photos and videos across the 3 days of action on our Inshore Division FB Group here! Photos…