Special & Hosted Events
Southport Yacht Club host a number of State, National and World Championships each year, as well as major events including the annual Sail Paradise Regatta, Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race and our Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race.
SYC SIGNATURE EVENTS
- GCCM Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race: 1st August 2025
- The Yacht Sales Co Sail Paradise Regatta: 4-6th October 2025
- Coral Sea Pointscore Series
SYC ANNUAL SPECIAL EVENTS: 2025/26 SEASON
- Flat Rock Yacht Race – 24th May 2025
- Crab Island Classic- 19th July 2025
- TK Robertson – 20th July 2025
- Burleigh Bash! – 26th October 2025
- Cook Island Yacht Race – 2nd November 2025
- Ted Elkes Memorial Regatta – 24th-25th January 2026
- Cat Weekend – 7th-8th February 2026
- Cock of the Broadwater – 18th January 2026
- Dinghy Trophy Marathon Race – 8th March 2026
- Julian Rocks Yacht Race – 14th March 2026
- Ladies Day Race – 28th March 2025
BIENNIAL EVENTS
- Da$h for Ca$h – 15th September 2024
- Bridge to no Bridge – 12-13th October 2024
- John McNamara Memorial Yacht Race – 23rd November 2024
- Two-Handed Yacht Race – 30th April 2025
SPECIAL EVENT CALENDAR SPECIAL EVENT RESULTS
UPCOMING HOSTED EVENTS
- 2025 CYCA Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race: 24th July 2025
- 2026 QCYC Surf to City Yacht Race: 7th February 2026
- 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge: 5th April 2026
RECENT HOSTED EVENTS
- 2025 International Etchells Class Mid-Winter Nationals & Gold Coast Championships: 6th – 9th June 2025
- 2025 International Etchells Class Queensland Championships: 17th – 18th May 2025
- International Hansa Class Asia Pacific Championships: 20-25th October 2024
- Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race – 27th July 2024
- International Etchells Class Gold Coast Championships: 19th-21st July 2024
- Summer of Sailing Series Australia (SSSA)
- 2024 Australian NS14 Championships
- 2023 International Etchells Class Queensland Championships
- 2023 Bartercard Sail Paradise
- 2023 Hansa Class Queensland Championships
- 2023 International Etchells Class Gold Coast Championships
- 2023 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge
- 2023 Paper Tiger Catamaran 52nd Australian Championships
- 2023 RL National Championships – 50th Anniversary
- 2022 Queensland Paper Tiger Catamaran State Championships
- 2022 Para Sailing International Championships
- 2022 Edinburgh Cup for Classic Moths
- 2022 International Etchells Class Gold Coast Championships and 2022 Etchells Australasian Championships
- 2022 QoinSail Paradise
- 2022 QLD O’pen Skiff Championships