YACHTING NEWS

SYC JUNIORS SHINE AT HERON QLD State Titles 2025!

A determined group of Southport Yacht Club juniors took on the 2025 Queensland Heron State Championships, held at Lake Cootharaba over the May Day Weekend.

The regatta kicked off with cold, wet, and windy weather on Day 1, making for a challenging introduction to the Heron class for our young sailors. Despite broken mast stays, lost rudders, and a bit of on-water chaos, spirits remained high among the SYC team.

Day 2 brought clearer skies but continued strong breezes, testing both stamina and skills. Four races were squeezed into the schedule, with a much-needed lunch break offering some relief before the final push. By the afternoon, even the sailors’ shins were feeling the strain!

Representing SYC were Teegan, Jozee, Mariella, and Joe, all of whom showed great courage and resilience across the event. A special congratulations to Joe and skipper Isabella, who claimed 1st place in the Under 23 division—a fantastic achievement in such testing conditions.

We’re incredibly proud of all our young sailors who took part, especially as it was the first Heron regatta for several of them. Their grit and positive attitude truly embody the SYC spirit!

Full results can be found here: https://lcsc.org.au/results-may-2025/

CORAL SEA BLUE WATER POINTSCORE SERIES

Southport Yacht Club has launched a blue water pointscore, combining four of our special events into an overall annual series! Earning a fantastic perpetual trophy, the Coral Sea Pointscore Series Winner will be determined by the lowest IRC points score result over the series, with scores accumulated over the four races with one race drop. The four races included in the 2025/2026 season are:

Flat Rock Yacht Race, 66nm, – May 24, 2025

GCCM Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race, 520nm, Aug 1 2025

Cook Island yacht Race, 35nm, – Nov 2, 2025

Julian Rocks Yacht Race, 85nm, – Mar 14 2026

Entry into the series is automatic upon entry into the above races and there is no additional cost. Entry is available to all SYC registered boats and eligible visiting boats from other clubs.

Be Quick! Flat Rock, the first of the four races is approaching fast! This is an outstanding offshore and overnight 67 nautical mile event, sending the fleet racing north from the Gold Coast Seaway to Flat Rock, located just off the coast of North Stradbroke Island at Point Lookout and returning to the Gold Coast with a finish line at the Sand Bypass Pumping Jetty. ENTER NOW on Topyacht here.

For more information on the series and each of the races please click here.

AVISO BROKING LADIES DAY RACE 2025

LADIES DAY 2025 today was blessed with fine conditions on the broadwater, with female skippers (and a few all female crew) relishing the passage race around Crab Island, down to John Elkes Beacon, up to Sovereign Islands and return to Hollywell.

A huge thank you to our sponsor Aviso Broking and to our volunteers for their support. A highlight video reel will be online this coming week. Onto results!!

Line Honours:

1st – Sneaky ‘Barbie’ Ninja

PHS

1st – Argo

2nd – Musto Jack

3rd – Sophia

4th – Sneaky Ninja ‘Barbie’s’

5th – Roaring Forties ‘Bridgeton Belles’

6th – Kamikaze

7th – No Comment

DNC – Cool Change

DNC – Hope

Best Dressed Boat: No Comment

Best Dressed Crew: Roaring Forties ‘Bridgerton Belles’

First all female crew to finish: Sneaky ‘Barbie’ Ninjas

Click here for full results

UPCOMING SYC SPECIAL EVENTS

FLAT ROCK YACHT RACE

Date: SATURDAY 24th MAY 2025

Entries are open for the first race in our Coral Sea Pointscore Series, the Flat Rock Yacht Race!

An outstanding offshore and overnight 67 nautical mile event, with the fleet racing north from the Gold Coast Seaway to Flat Rock, just off the coast of North Stradbroke Island at Point Lookout, returning to the Gold Coast with a finish line at the Sand Bypass Pumping Jetty.MANDATORY SKIPPERS BRIEFING: @ SYC MAIN BEACH

Enter now on the event page here.

GOLD COAST MACKAY YACHT RACE 2025

Date: Friday 1st August 2025

Already attracting 22 official entries including from the USA, New Zealand, South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, Entries are open till July 18 to the sequel race that kicked off in spectacular style in 2024. Check out the brand new highlight reel that has just dropped on our Youtube, just click this picture:

ENTRIES NOW OPEN!

Find out more and enter on the event page here.

SAIL PARADISE 2025

Date: Saturday 4th to Monday 6th October

Entries are NOW OPEN to Australia’s spectacular offshore regatta, The Yacht Sales Co Sail Paradise 2025! Find out more on the regatta page here.

SYC ACADEMY

We’re officially past the halfway mark of our Term 2 Learn to Sail program! This Saturday’s conditions were warm and sunny — ideal for both confidence-building and skill progression.

Our Kids Learn to Sail group focused on tacking and keeping a steady course, while the Teens Learn to Sail group worked on improving boat speed and teamwork. Each session, we’re seeing more independence and stronger sailing — it’s amazing to watch!

Our Adult Learn to Sail course continues this Sunday with Session 2. This group is progressing nicely and enjoying the challenges of handling a dinghy in a relaxed environment.

She Sails – Mother’s Day Special

Despite the wind and rain, our Mother’s Day She Sails event was a huge success! We welcomed over 20 female sailors to the lake on Sunday. The energy was high, the laughs were loud, and the community spirit was unbeatable. Thank you to everyone who braved the weather — you made it such a memorable day!

Sailor of the Week – Oliver Pollard

This week, we’re celebrating Oliver Pollard from our Tackers 2 class! Oliver showed fantastic focus on the water, stayed engaged through every activity, and gave 100% effort all session. We’re proud of his progress and love the energy he brings to the group!

Academy Programs May / June 2025:

Youth Learn to Sail Programs
Kids and Teen Learn to Sail, Junior Fleets, and Sailing Race Teams all start back up this Week
More details found here: https://southportyachtclub.com.au/sailing/sailing-academy/youth-learn-to-sail/

Adult Learn to Sail Beginner- May
This is our starting point for all and any adults wanting to get into sailing!

Sundays – May 4^th, 11^th, 18^th
$415pp
No Experience required!
Certificates 1 & 2: Start Dinghy Sailing

https://www.oxenfordwatersportscentre.com.au/events/273237

Keelboat Crewing & Helming Course – (Sold Out)

Saturday 24^th and Sunday 25^th May 9am-3pm
Held at Hollywell Sailing Squadron
Adult Learn to Sail Beginner course required
$515 per person

https://www.oxenfordwatersportscentre.com.au/events/290680

This Week in Yachting – 15th May 2025

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