This Week In Sailing – 17th November 2022
SAILING COURSES
CLUB RACING UPDATE
Inshore Division – Brass Monkey Series – Race 4
1st Place – Aqueous Humour (John Kearney)
2nd Place – Foxmaywonder (Wayne Horne/Neil Sherring)
3rd Place – Hiroshima (Ross Manning)
Results Link Here
Photo Courtesy Lori Clements
Thursday Twilight Offshore – Race 5
Unfortunately, this race was abandoned due to not enough starters.
Thursday Twilight Inshore – Race
1st Place – Accomplice (Murray Bucknall) + 2nd Place – Cool Change (Colin Metcher) + 3rd Place – Drakes Prayer (Gregory Ruck)
Very little wind for our TT Sailors with “Dead Calm” conditions – they all gave it a crack though – backwards sailing the new trend!
Video Courtesy Linda Caerdineal Results Link Here
Off The Beach Catamaran Division – Races 5 & 6
The Gold Coasts newest Paper Tiger hit the water this week – “Zipper” Skippered by Damien Widdy
She’s a pretty little girl with timber hulls and a dash of sass. Video Courtesy Ben Downey
Race 5 D1
1st Place – Loco (Steve Marlow) + 2nd Place – Fast Energy (Andrew Wilson)
Race 6 D1
1st Place – Fast Energy (Andrew Wilson) + 2nd Place – Loco (Steve Marlow)
Race 5 D2
1st Place – Bellella (Nigel Lawrence) + 2nd Place – Storm (Emma Hutcheson) + 3rd Place – Tonic (Jian Chew)
Race 6 D2
1st Place Bellella (Nigel Lawaren) + 2nd Place – Tonic (Jian Chew) + 3rd Place – Chill Mate (Rodney Bonner)
Off The Beach Dinghy Division
The “Kids”, “Kidults” and the “Adults” ripping it up, in prep for the start of Race 7 – Polar Bear Series.
Winds picked up to 13knts and we managed 3 races – there were a few frozen toes by the end.
Result Link Here
Offshore Division
No racing scheduled
UPCOMING EVENTS
2022 Queensland Paper Tiger Catamaran State Championships
Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July 2022 – Information Link Here
THE ENTRY LINK IS NOW LIVE!!! – Click Here
2023 Qoin Sail Paradise & Summer of Sailing Series Australia
For more information, please contact The Southport Yacht Clubs’ Sailing Office – sailing.admin@sycgc.com.au
2023 Queensland Paper Tiger State Championships
Saturday 7th January to Wednesday 11th January 2023 – Information Link Here
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS – With Ben Downey
“your stories make our club” 
EPISODES BELOW
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS 
– Episode 7 
Neil Rowsthorn
– 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 
“your stories make our club”
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS Episode 6 – Greg Forgan-Smith
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)“your stories make our club”
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“your stories make our club”
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 ” 
“your stories make our club”
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”“your stories make our club”
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
“your stories make our club”
SIP N SAIL CATCH UPS – Episode 1
Addison Newlan Junior Vice Commodore of Sailing OTBC + OTBD Competitor Aspiring Brisbane 2032 Olympian! “your stories make our club”
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