Winner of the 2024 and 2025 Australian Sailing Club of the Year for Queensland, and established in 1946, Southport Yacht Club on Australia’s Gold Coast is known worldwide for its exceptional offshore and inshore sailing opportunities, Sailing Academy, powerboat fraternities, lake house watersports centre and award-winning and exclusive waterfront dining. Southport Yacht Club’s Sailing Squadron located on the inshore Broadwater at Hollywell offers excellent facilities and a supportive learning environment for all levels of sailing expertise with sailing camps and courses offered. Southport Yacht Club also boasts a fourth venue, an exclusive private retreat, Dux, located on South Stradbroke Island which proves to be a very popular weekend destination for many members. In 2024, Southport Yacht Club launched Australia’s Newest Ocean Race, a Flagship Ocean Racing event, the GCCM Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race

Proudly supported by Experience Gold Coast and now in it’s 16th year, The Yacht Sales Co Sail Paradise 2025 is Southport Yacht Club’s Flagship Regatta event.

 

 

RACE COMMITTEE

RACE OFFICER	Denis Thompson
FLAG OFFICERS Commodore Vice Commodore Sail	Glenn Burrell Wayne Kirby
MANAGEMENT TEAM General Manager Operations Manager Yachting Manager Head of Racing Head of Event PR & Media Waterfront Manager	Brett James Katie Lister Matthew Dickinson Steven Murphy Adrian Bold Mark Riddell
HANDICAP COMMITTEE   PROTEST COMMITTEE PANEL   TECHNICAL COMMITTEE   SAIL PARADISE COMMITTEE    MEDIA & PROMOTIONS	Russell Birse, Colin Metcher   Nev Willis – Chair (IJ), Mike McGehan, Phil Kerr   David Richards   Wayne Kirby, Glenn Burrell, Barry Schoonenberg   Adrian Bold & Ashlea Kernahan