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…
Olympic Gold Medallist Mathew Belcher to mentor Southport Yacht Club Junior Sailors! Two time Olympic medallist and six time 470 World Champion Mathew Belcher OAM will commence mentoring Southport Yacht Club (SYC) Junior Sailors at the SYC Sailing Academy from early next month! “We are ecstatic to have the 2013 voted ‘World’s Sailor…
A summer sailing bonanza … Club Marine Pittwater to Southport Race + Bartercard Sail Paradise Series Australia’s east coast offshore sailing scene will take on an exciting new dimension in early January with the staging of the inaugural Club Marine Pittwater to Southport ocean race, followed by a new-look Bartercard Sail Paradise series out…
The yacht Frantic’s demise on the rocks at Grassy Island during the last race of Airlie Beach Race Week in August could easily have meant the withdrawal of the first Queensland entry for the Club Marine Pittwater to Southport Yacht Race starting in less than four months’ time. Instead, skipper Graham Furtado is scouting for…
A strong fleet of 77 yachts will be racing in the Annual 384-nautical mile Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, 2016 will host the largest fleet since 2010. Three (3) Southport Yacht Club (SYC) vessels including Glenn Burrell Jeanneau 42DS Wildflower 2, Phil Bell Olsen 40 She and David Hows Beneteau 445 Ocean Gem, will be…