This Week In Sailing – 17th November 2022
QOIN SAIL PARADISE 2023
Off Water Social Soirée Update
Qoin Sail Paradise on and off water events will run from Monday 2nd January to Friday 6th January 2023. Entry Link Here
THE SUMMER OF SAILING SERIES AUSTRALIA
3 EVENTS EQUALS – | Free Berthing @ SYC MB | $1,000 SYC Club Cash | SSSA Perpetual Trophy Series Winner |
Please reach out if you are interested or require any further information – Information Link for SSSA Here
SYC SPECIAL EVENTS UPDATE
2022 Burleigh Bash – (8th to 9th October 2022)
Congratulations to all competitors of last weekends Burleigh Bash and thanks for your participation.
AWARDS AND WINNERS
- Navigation Quiz – Vamp (Brent McDonald)
- Best Dressed Crew – Xvitesse (Russell Birse)
- Best Dressed Yacht – ImpulseX (Rick Billson)
- First back to SYC MB – Flow Sails Yeah Baby (Andy Lamont)
- Burleigh Crash Trophy – Flow Sails Yeah Baby (Andy Lamont)
- First Mono RTB at Burleigh SLSC – Flow Sails Yeah Baby (Andy Lamont)
- First to Min Mark – Fast Energy (Andrew Wilson) 2nd – Flow Sails Yeah Baby (Andy Lamont)
- Burleigh Bash Perpetual (and 1st to cross the finish line – Arctic Blonde (Peter Cook)
Full Results Link Here
SYC REPRESENTATIVE UPDATE
2022/23 Laser Metropolitan Championships – RQYS – (8th to 9th October 2022)
Well done to our own Stuart Waters on Buster for your efforts in competing in the Laser Standard Division of the Laser Metropolitan Championships at Royal /Queensland on the weekend.
Full Results Link Here
2022 St Helena Cup – Wynnum Manly Sailing Club – (8th to 9th October 2022)
Well done to all of our SYC competitors who travelled to Wynnum last weekend. A mixed result but fantastic representation by SYC.
DI – Monohulls (56 competitors)
- 10th Place – Get It On (Garry Holt)
- 12th Place – Boomtown (Michael Small)
- 13th Place – Aramex (Kerry Noyes)
- 20th Place – Blunderbuss (Danielle Hutcheson)
- 23rd Place – Kerisma (Chris Larsen)
- 38th Place – Esprit (Rod West)
D2 – No SYC Competitors
D3 – Multihull (14 competitors)
7th Place – Coconuts (Robert Engwirda)
Full Results Link Here
Photo courtesy Wynnum Manly Yacht Club FB
CLUB RACING UPDATE
INSHORE DIVISION
Twilight Series RTC Race 3
1st Place – Foxmaywonder (Wayne Horne) | 2nd Place – Taken for Granted (Grant Robertson) | 3rd Place – Daytona (Peter Yeomans)
Current Results Link Here
Photo courtesy Lori Clements
Summer Series
No racing scheduled due to Burleigh Bash
Current Results Link Here
THURSDAY TWILIGHT INSHORE AND OFFSHORE DIVISION
Spring Twilight Series Race 4 – Inshore Division
1st Place – No Comment (Stephen Mackay) | 2nd Place – Esprit (Rod West | 3rd Place – Flow Sails Yeah Baby (Andy Lamont)
Current Results Link Here
Photo courtesy Terrilee Whitsed
Spring Twilight Series Race 4 – Offshore Division
Abandoned due to not enough competitors
Current Results Link Here
OFF THE BEACH CATAMARAN DIVISION
Championship Series
No racing scheduled due to Burleigh Bash – Current Results Link Here
OFFSHORE DIVISION
Summer RTC Series
No racing scheduled due to Burleigh Bash – Current Results Link Here
OFF THE BEACH DINGHY DIVISION
Sprint Series
No racing scheduled due to Burleigh Bash – Current Results Link Here
THIS WEEK @ OXENFORD WATERSPORT CENTRE
Home School Sailing Teams
Are you currently dealing with Home Schooling and need a bit of variety for your sanity ……… well our Homeschool Sailing Teams are growing and with sessions running Tuesdays and Wednesday from 10am to 12pm .
Why not try something different for the kids – contact our Sailing Coordination @ – discover.sailing@sycgc.com.au
Tacker and Out There Sailing Update
Tackers 1 and Out There Sailing Kicks Off for Term 4 and we’re pumped! If you have kids, or know someone who does – spread the word!
Takers 1 – See Further Details Here
Out There Sailing – See Further Details Here
Sailor of the Week is Miles Wilson
Myles Wilson recently competed in the 2022 ILAC 6 Youth World Championships coming 14th in the Men’s Silver Fleet – out of 160 entries! – this is an AMAZING effort.
In all, there were 33 countries competing in the event and Miles achieved a stunning result of 2nd in Australia.
Miles also mentors our Junior Sailors at the club and is very active at away regattas, recently competing at the 2022 Keppel Bay QLD Youth Championships – coming 4th in the Laser Radial Fleet.
Well done Miles….you’re a champ!
UPCOMING SAILING EVENTS AND REGATTAS
2022 Bridge to No Bridge – Saturday 15th to Sunday 16th October 2022
2022 Edinburgh Cup for Classic Moths – Saturday 29th to Sunday 30th October 2022 – Entry Link Here
2022 Ted Elkes Memorial Regatta (Inc. QLD Yachting Championships) – Saturday 19th November 2022 – Entry Link Here
2022 John MacNamara Memorial Yacht Race – Saturday 26th November 2022 – Entry Link Coming Soon
2022 Cook Island Yacht Race – Sunday 11th December 2022 – Entry Link Coming Soon
2022 Cock of the Broadwater – Sunday 18th December 2022 – Entry Link Coming Soon
2023 Qoin Sail Paradise – Monday 2nd January to Friday 6th January 2023 – Entry Link Here
2023 Queensland Paper Tiger State Championships – Saturday 7th January to Wednesday 11th January 2023 – Information Link Here
2023 RL National Championships 50th Anniversary – Sunday 8th January to Friday 13th January 2023 – Entry Link Here
2023 Julian Rocks Yacht – Saturday 14th January to Sunday 15th January 2023 – Entry Link Here
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS – WITH BEN DOWNEY
EPISODES BELOW – “your stories make our club” 
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS 
Episode 12 
Drew Jones
Commodore of Southport Yacht Club 
Skipper of Visions (TT Division) Sailing/Ocean/ in the Family Blood 
Apprentice Jockey (previous life) 
Competitor 1995 
Advice to Junior Sailors – if you love it, study it and the 
is your Oyster 
is your Oyster
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS 
Episode 11 Joshua Green
Hubby Dad of cute Jack and clever Molly 
Quiet Achiever 
Competitor Inshore Division Skipper Rusher 
Competitor OD – Crew on Kerisma
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS Episode 10 Andy Lamont
Hubby, Dad, Grandad Bachelor of Law – with Honours Skipper Flow Sails Yeah Baby Competitor TT Offshore + OD “West Bound” Circumnavigator Supporter Fred Hollows Foundation 
2022 Missions Bris to Hamo Yacht Race Hamo Race Week Syd to Hobart + more ….. 
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS 
Episode 9 
Ben Noonan
All Round Nice Guy 
President Sailability 
Skipper Kamikaze & Wild Goats Competitor ID Division Aspiring Int Para Sailing Squad Rep 
Winner “Give Back to Volunteers”
Competitor Wheelchair Basketballer 
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS 
Episode 8 Dr. Lisa Beecham
1 of a few lady SYC Skippers Skipper of Roaring Forties Competitor Inshore Division Experienced Offshore Competitor Prev Competitor Sydney to Hobart Prev Competitor Whitbread Round Prev Sailor Antarctica 
Huge Supporter Junior Sailing 
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS 
Episode 7 Neil Rowsthorn
Playful Poppy & Family Man Committee Member Sailability Skipper Kamikaze ID Division 2021 Para Sailor of the Year! Recent
22 Skud 18 Aust Champ International Sailing Representative Competitor Para Sailing 22 Worlds 
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS Episode 6 – Greg Forgan-Smith
Huge SYC Contributor & Supporter SYC Board Member All Round “Nice Bloke” Skipper – Wobbegong Competitor Inshore Division World Sailor New Guinea/Japan & beyond Multiple competitor Sydney to Hobart 2022 Etchells Competitor (Aust/GC Champs)
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS Episode 5 – Ross Manning
Competitor Inshore Division (Sailability) Skipper of “Whatever takes his fancy” 
9 Consecutive Yr’s as SYC Inshore Div Rep President of QLD Para Sailing Academy
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS Episode 4 – Emma Hutcheson
Competitor OTBC Division 
Hamilton Is Race (Racer/Cruiser Div) Most Improved Skipper – past 2 yrs Owner of Pet Snake “ M O O S E ” 
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS Episode 3 – Xavier Doerr
Director – Waterline Dive Cleaning Junior to Club Racer OD Crew (Aramex & Black Diamond) Future Record Breaker Circumnavigator – Australia “The Little Aussie Lap”
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS Episode 2 – Mike McGehan
SYC Volunteer of the Year 2021 Sailability Vice President and All-Round “Good Bloke”,Mike talks about his Sailing and Volunteering Journey and the upcoming Para World Championships in November 2022 – hosted by SYC
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS – Episode 1 – Addison Newlan
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