This Week in Sailing – 7th April 2022 What a great weekend, O’pen Skiff Champs, Inshore Race & Offshore.. Had a blast A huge thank you to all the Volunteers without you none of these events would have been possible and to Tina Newlan for all the organising and time she put in for SYC…
CLUB RACING UPDATE Congratulations to all participants and our top three winners in last week’s Divisional Racing. Wednesday Inshore Division – JaM Series 1. Rebound (Mark Sanders) 2. Mister Bojangles (Michael Small) 3. Kamikaze (Neil Rowsthorn) Saturday Off The Beach Cats – Club Championship (Yardstick) D1 1. Fast Energy (Andrew Wilson) 2. Loco (Steve Marlow)…
CLUB RACING UPDATE Congrats to all participants and our top three winners in last week’s Divisional Racing…. Wednesday Inshore Division – Round the Cans 1. Phantom (Tony Hight) 2. Retox (Ross Manning) 3. Emotional Rescue (Wayne Kirby) Thursday Thursday Twilight – Summer Series (picture of – Yeah Baby, Winner) 1. Yeah Bay (Any Lamont) 2.…
Club Racing Update Racing is in full swing this week – a busy week of sailing and WE LOVE IT! Wednesday (Off The Beach Dinghy’s – Super Sprints) and (Inshore Division – Round the Cans) Thursday (TT Summer Series) Saturday (Inshore Division Summer Passage) and (Off The Beach Cats – Club Championship) Sunday (Offshore Division…
WINDS EASE FOR THE START OF THE ANNUAL QOIN SAIL PARADISE REGATTA The first day of racing in the Qoin Sail Paradise Regatta has had a wet and wild start. Former tropical cyclone Seth definitely created a sporty playground for the sailors taking part in the Qoin Sail Paradise Regatta today. Aramex had two wins…
MEDIA RELEASE | DAY ONE QOIN SAIL PARADISE POSTPONED The gale force winds that blasted the Gold Coast yesterday caused the postponement of day one of the Southport Yacht Club’s Qoin Sail Paradise Offshore Yacht Regatta. Race organisers had no option but to make the move due to safety factors relating to the crews of…
RECORD FLEET F0R 2022 QOIN SAIL PARADISE REGATTA Southport Yacht Club’s premier sailing event, Qoin Sail Paradise, is shaping up to be the biggest and best ever when it is staged from January 3-6. A record fleet of more than 50 yachts is already registered, and the signs are that many more will follow.…
This Week in Sailing – 08/11/2021 STH-EAST QLD OCEAN RACING QUALIFIER What a weekend it was for the Skippers & Crews, extremely long and frustrating with NNW breeze on the nose slowing them down. All Boats have rounded Double Island Point turning waypoint mark and headed for the finish line. Unfortunately, Friday night saw…
This Week in Sailing 1/11/2021 What a huge weekend of racing with both Club racing and the annual Bridge to No Bridge regatta plus a large number of our sailors at away Regattas. Bright and early Sunday morning we had 20 eager Junior Fleet sailors, who have recently finished the Tackers 3 program at Oxenford…
Everything, including the kitchen sink, for one competitor in Qoin Sail Paradise Acclaimed Queensland ocean racing yachtsman, Graham “Scooter” Eaton, will put his family first when he competes in Southport Yacht Club’s Qoin Sail Paradise Regatta in January. The reason is simple; his yacht – the famous 23m long aluminium sloop, Bumblebee IV – is…