YACHTING NEWS SYC HOSTS ETCHELLS CLASS QUEENSLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 Well done to all the crews in the Qld Etchells State Championship held at Southport Yacht club 17/18 May. Congrats to Flying Higher and her crew JC Strong Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton and little Sebe Cheng, on taking out the championship. Sailors woke up on…
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…
YACHTING NEWS 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…
YACHTING NEWS SYC REPRESENT AT THE LAKE COOTHARABA EASTER REGATTA 2025! Over the Easter long weekend, three Academy sailors competed at the Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club’s Easter Regatta, gaining valuable race experience in varying conditions. All sailors performed well, showing strong commitment and skill ahead of the upcoming regatta season. Ella Ware (Riptide) –…
YACHTING NEWS 77th GLADSTONE PORTS BRISBANE TO GLADSTONE YACHT RACE 2025 It has been an absolute cleanup for Southport Yacht Club’s offshore sailing fraternity in the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race 2025 over the Easter weekend! In what proved to be a slow race with very light air, we are immensely proud of our boats,…
YACHTING NEWS SYC TAKES THE PODIUM AT THE 2025 ILCA QUEENSLAND STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN YEPPOON The 2025 ILCA Queensland State Championships took place from April 11–13 at Keppel Bay Sailing Club in Yeppoon, bringing together top ILCA sailors from across the state for a weekend of competitive racing. The event featured divisions…
YACHTING NEWS HANSA WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIPS on SYDNEY PITTWATER SYC was well represented at the Hansa Class World & International Championships at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club on Sydney’s Pittwater, where over 200 competitors from 17 nations and across 5 classes of Hansa boats battled it out for gold. SYC stood out as a club…
YACHTING NEWS HANSA WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIPS on SYDNEY PITTWATER SYC was well represented at the Hansa Class World & International Championships at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club on Sydney’s Pittwater, where over 200 competitors from 17 nations and across 5 classes of Hansa boats battled it out for gold. SYC stood out as a club…
YACHTING NEWS SYC SAILING DUO MAKE THE NATIONALS YOUTH SQUAD! Congratulations to our sailing duo Emerson Wheeler and Ross Beedle who have been selected for the 2025 Australian Sailing Youth Squad, in the 29er class, after a stellar season in the two-person high performance sailing skiff. Emerson and Ross are the only Queensland team to…
YACHTING NEWS 65th MAROOCHY HEAD OF THE RIVER 2025 on the SUNSHINE COAST Congratulations to three of our Squad who represented SYC this past weekend up on the Sunshine Coast, Nate McCarthy, Josie Fowler and Mariella Brady. Maroochy can be challenging to navigate the 5-6nm course with sandbanks that jump out of nowhere, and fast…