Yachting News FIRST TWILIGHT OF THE SEASON Last Thursday offered up some spectacular champagne sailing conditions for the first twilight race of the season. Many familiar faces were ripping it around the race course in quintessential Gold Coast style. Welcome back Thursday twilight racing! If you haven’t already entered the season, get onto it now and…
Yachting News JEFF THORPE MEMORIAL CUP – SEASON OPENER JaM RACE! Sailing into the Season: Remembering Jeff Thorpe The first JAM race of the new sailing season carries a special meaning for Inshore fleet sailors. It was dedicated to the memory of our much-loved sailor, Mr. Jeff Thorpe, who brought his Scarlett O’Hara, a…
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 HAMILTON ISLAND RACE WEEK 2025 It’s been a spectacular 2nd week of competitive racing in the Whitsundays! The 40th Hamilton Island Race Week threw a calm start and several days of relatively light conditions before more winds strengthened for the final few races. SYC was well represented, with members claiming fantastic wins…
Yachting News FINAL INSHORE BRASS MONKEYS The final race of the Brass Monkey Series is now done and dusted!Sailed in very light winds, the fleet completed a short John Elks and back course to round off the season. Despite the conditions, our dedicated skippers and crew took to the water and made it a…
Yachting News AIRLIE BEACH RACE WEEK 2025 This year, many of the GCMYR entries continued onto Airlie Beach Race Week. SYC was represented by: David Howes ‘Awen’ in Performance Cruising Div 1, Peter Cook’s ‘GCCM Arctic Blonde’ in Performance Cruising Div 2, Phillip Bell’s ‘She’ in Performance Cruising Div 3, Howard Yen ‘Wild Honey’…
Yachting News Race Week 2025 on the Gold Coast has seen the finish of the 39th Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, and start of our 2nd GCCM Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race! All eyes have turned north for Mackay, our 520-nautical-mile offshore challenge proudly organised by Southport Yacht Club and supported by fantastic…
Yachting News GOLD COAST MACKAY YACHT RACE 2025 Date: Friday 1st August 2025 WATCH THE START LIVE TOMORROW! . Find out more on the dedicated race website here. NOAKES SYDNEY GOLD COAST YACHT RACE 2025 Southport Yacht Club’s entry in the 2025 Noakes Sydney to Gold Coast Yacht Race, the yacht Esprit…
Yachting News Last weekend, several of our Oxenford Academy sailors competed at Gill Youth Week, hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. This prestigious regatta attracts young sailors from across Queensland and interstate, offering an exciting week of racing and development across multiple classes. Our sailors did a fantastic job representing Southport Yacht Club, with standout results…
Yachting News Last weekend, several of our Oxenford Academy sailors competed at Gill Youth Week, hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. This prestigious regatta attracts young sailors from across Queensland and interstate, offering an exciting week of racing and development across multiple classes. Our sailors did a fantastic job representing Southport Yacht Club, with standout results…