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Southport Yacht Club Celebrates 75 Years at the 12th Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta in January 2021!

NewsBy SAILING SYC Admin April 9, 2020 Leave a comment

Southport Yacht Club Celebrates 75 Years at the 12th Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta in January 2021! Early Bird entries are now OPEN for the Gold Coast’s 2021 premier sailing event, the 12th Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta. Australia’s east coast sailing scene will become even more exciting next summer with the celebration of Southport Yacht Clubs 75th Year and the staging of the 12th Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta.…

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Jan62020

Desperado dominates to take top honours at Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta

NewsBy SAILING SYC Admin January 6, 2020 Leave a comment

The 11th Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta wrapped yesterday after four days of racing and seven races for the 33 boat fleet. Local Gold Coast boat, Desperado, the Atkinson 24 owned by Graham Sherring won the IRC Gold Coast Championship after leading from start to finish in the regatta in dominating form. Black Diamond, the RP42 skippered by Glenn Burrell held…

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Jan42020

Moving Day at Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta

NewsBy SAILING SYC Admin January 4, 2020 Leave a comment

Moving Day at Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta Over thirty boats raced offshore from the Southport Yacht Club today for the third day of the 11th Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta. After a very smart postponement ashore, racing got underway just an hour off schedule in a beautiful building nor’easter which peaked at the end of the…

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Jan32020

Leaders emerge at Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta

NewsBy SAILING SYC Admin January 3, 2020 Leave a comment

Leaders emerge at Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta The second day of the 11th Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta was raced today, offshore from Broadbeach from the Southport Yacht Club. Over thirty yachts are taking part in the regatta this year, which includes the IRC Gold Coast Championship, where the champions will be the most consistently highly…

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Jan22020

Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta kicks off from Southport Yacht Club

News, UncategorizedBy SAILING SYC Admin January 2, 2020 Leave a comment

Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta kicks off from Southport Yacht Club To kick off the new decade, the 11th Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta got underway today under a sunny sky in a building nor’easterly breeze with a fleet of 33 yachts. The Race Officer, Southport Yacht Club’s own Mark Dingley opted to start the boats off…

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Jan92019

ITALIAN JOB CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF THE 2019 QLD AUSTRALIAN YACHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS

NewsBy SAILING SYC Admin January 9, 2019

ITALIAN JOB CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF THE 2019 QLD AUSTRALIAN YACHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS After postponement due to lack of wind, racing commenced at 1400hrs in a 5-8 knot nor-easterly with the smallest swell seen all regatta on day four, the final day of the 2019 Bartercard Sail Paradise Series. It all came down to the battle between…

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Jan82019

FINAL DAY OF RESULT DECIDERS AHEAD AT FINAL DAY OF RACING IN THE BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE 2019

NewsBy SAILING SYC Admin January 8, 2019

FINAL DAY OF RESULT DECIDERS AHEAD AT final day of racing in the BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE 2019 Day three proved to be the trickiest day yet for Sail Paradise contenders, with the south easterly stream fighting with a nor’easterly sea breeze (we can’t help it that it is always sunny up here!). David Rose’s KERISMA…

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Jan72019

CLOSE CONDENTER’S FOR QLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE 2019 BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE REGATTA

NewsBy SAILING SYC Admin January 7, 2019

CLOSE CONDENTER’S FOR QLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE 2019 BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE REGATTA David Rose’s KERISMA GILL, from fellow Queensland Club, Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, won both races on day two at Bartercard Sail Paradise, becoming hot contenders to Michael Tom Johnston’s ITALIAN JOB, pushing them back to second place. PEGGY currently leading the series score…

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Jan62019

DAY ONE OF THE 2019 BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE SERIES RESULTED IN COMPETITIVE STARTS

NewsBy SAILING SYC Admin January 6, 2019

DAY ONE OF THE 2019 BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE SERIES RESULTED IN COMPETITIVE STARTS Over 40 vessels competed along the beautiful Gold Coast shoreline today for the 2019 Bartercard Sail Paradise regatta, hosted by Southport Yacht Club. With the 2019 Queensland Yachting Championships up for grabs, ITALIAN JOB, skippered by Michael Tom Johnston from Sunshine Coast…

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Dec272018

FREE Family Fun and all things marine at the 2019 Gold Coast Marine Family Festival

NewsBy SAILING SYC Admin December 27, 2018

FREE Family Fun and all things marine at the 2019 Gold Coast Marine Family Festival Southport Yacht Club are hosting Gold Coast Marine Family Festival and Open Day on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th January 2019. The Club will be open to members, guests and visitors, it is going to be an action-packed day full…

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