All aboard for Southport Yacht Club’s Sail Past and Blessing of the Fleet!
Saturday, 5th September 2026 @ 1400 hours | SYC Main Beach Marina

ALL VESSELS WELCOME
Southport Yacht Club invites you to one of the most cherished traditions: the annual Sail Past and Blessing of the Fleet. Whether you are a seasoned sailor or spirited spectator, this is your chance to celebrate our maritime community in full colour and flair.

Register your vessel

 It’s time to dress to impress – boats and crews alike! Let your imagination run wild!
Nautical Pirates  Love Boat  or go wild – seas the limit!

 Judging Criteria
Make a splash with your presentation. Prizes and bragging rights await those who go all-out!
Boat theming crew outfits
Displaying bunting
Flying Ensign/ANF
Dip Ensign/ANF
Flying Burgee
Salute Flag Officers
Displaying Signal Flags
 Blessing of the Fleet
A heartfelt moment to honour our vessels, crews and the water we sail. Let’s come together to mark the occasion with reverence and celebration.

SYC SPECIAL ANNUAL EVENT

More Info:

• Entry – Keelboats (OD, TT, ID)
• Keelboat Entrants List
• Entry – Off the Beach Catamarans & Dinghies
• Off the Beach Entrants List
• Notice of Race
• Sailing Instructions
• Results (OTBD, OTBC)
• Results (Keelboat)

SYC SPECIAL ANNUAL EVENT

More Info:

• Entry – Keelboats (OD, TT, ID)
• Keelboat Entrants List
• Entry – Off the Beach Catamarans & Dinghies
• Off the Beach Entrants List
• Notice of Race
• Sailing Instructions
• Results (OTBD, OTBC)
• Results (Keelboat)

2026 QLD FINN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

More Info:

• Entry Link
• Entrant List
• Notice of Race
• Sailing Instructions
• Results

QUEENSLAND PAPER TIGER CHAMPIONSHIPS

More Info:

• Entry Link
• Entrant List
• Notice of Race
• Sailing Instructions
• Results

SYC SIGNATURE OFFSHORE REGATTA

All details on the Official Regatta website

SYC SPECIAL EVENT

• Entry Link
• Notice of Race
• Entrants List
• Sailing Instructions with Amendment 1
• SI Amendment 1
• Tracker
• Results

SYC SPECIAL ANNUAL EVENT

• Entry Link
• Entrants List with Handicaps
• Notice of Race
• Sailing Instructions
• Results

2027 RL24 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

More Info:

• Entry Link
• Entrant List
• Notice of Race
• Sailing Instructions
• Results

SYC SPECIAL ANNUAL EVENT

More Info:

• Entry Link – Ted Elkes Memorial Regatta
• Notice of Race – Ted Elkes Memorial Regatta
• Entry List – Rating Division
• Entry List – Performance Division
• Sailing Instructions
• Results – Rating Division
• Results – Performance Division
• Trackers – Performance Division
• Trackers – Rating Division

Regatta Heritage:

Those not familiar with the legacy of Ted Elkes memorial their family wife Eunice children John & Julie were almost the heart and soul of the Air Sea Rescue organisaton for almost 40 years. His son John inherited the same panache with the handling of the boats, and took over the operational side of the group after his father. Some of the most memorable rescues were a result of John’s ability behind the wheel of a boat, the “John Elkes Beacon” named in his honor. The sudden death of Ted in 1982 the organisation took delivery of a 5.5 mtr centre console & named it in his honor, in 1989 this was replaced with a Haines Hunter and named “TK Elkes 2”

In 1987 a new facility was opened beside Sea World where VMR is today. It was through the efforts of the late John Humm, John Stanfield, Peter Quirk and local government ministers that brought the facility into reality. The Honorable RJ Hinze M.L.A. minister for Main Roads, Local Government & Racing (at the time) officially opened the base. From there, “THE TED ELKES RESCUE CENTRE” was born 25 years later it became “THE ELKES FAMILY RESCUE CENTRE”.

Each year SYC holds a memorial yachting event to honour Ted.

Written by Phil Short.

SYC SPECIAL ANNUAL EVENT

More Info:

• Entry Link
• Parental Consent & Indemnity – Under 18
• Entrants List
• Notice of Race
• Sailing Instructions
• Results

SYC SPECIAL ANNUAL EVENT

More Info:

• Entry Link
• Notice Of Race
• Sailing Instructions
• Entry List
• Results

SYC SPECIAL ANNUAL EVENT

More Info:

• Entry Link
• Notice of Race
• Sailing Instructions
• Entry List
• Results

SYC SPECIAL ANNUAL EVENT

More Info:

• Notice of Race
• Sailing Instructions
• Entry Link
• Entrants List
• Parent Consent Form
• Race Day Tracker
• Results

SYC SPECIAL ANNUAL EVENT

• Notice of Race
• Entrants List with Start Times – Keel Boats
• Entrants List – OTB
• Sailing Instructions
• Results – Keel Boats
• Results – OTB

SYC SPECIAL EVENT

More Info:

• Entry Link – Keelboats
• Entry Link – Off the Beach Cats
• Entrants – Keelboats
• Entrants – Off the Beach Cats
• NOTICE OF RACE
• Sailing Instructions
• Results

SYC SPECIAL ANNUAL EVENT

More Info:

• Entry Link – Keelboats
• Entry Link – Off the Beach
• Entrants List – Keelboats
• Entrants List – Off the Beach
• Notice of Race
• Sailing Instructions
• Results