FROM: SAIL WORLD MAGAZINE 05/10 Day One of the the Gold Coast’s offshore sailing regatta kicked off with a splash of fun, colour and questionable fashion choices, with 40 competitor boats dressed up for the ‘Parade in Paradise’, set in front of the Southport Yacht Club’s Main Beach restaurant, before setting off for the Seaway and…
DetailsFROM SAIL-WORLD MAGAZINE: 07/10/24 Day Three presented very light conditions for our final day of racing, with starts postponed till 12:45pm covered Course 11 using the Surfers Mark for PHS & Cruising Divisions, and a final Windward/Leeward RTC for the IRC competitors off Broadbeach. Skippers and crew made the most of the delay however,…
DetailsDAY TWO BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE The Gold Coast turned on idyllic sailing conditions earlier today for the second round of racing in the twelfth staging of the annual Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta. Sailing under cloudless blue skies and with the north-easterly sea breeze building in strength, the fleet of 54 yachts made a spectacular sight…
DetailsFROM SAIL-WORLD MAGAZINE: 06/10/24 Day Two has presented almost perfect sailing conditions for all competitors of the The Yacht Sales Co Sail Paradise 2024 Regatta, with plenty of whales breaching to catch a glimpse the action here on Australia’s Gold Coast. Sporting 30 degree temperatures, with a northwesterly 15 knots of breeze, the 40…
DetailsThe 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…
DetailsEarly-bird registration close with more than 42 boats registered! The Southport Yacht Club now has more than 42 boats registered, by those who take advantage of the early bird entry fee. These numbers predicted to rise steadily over the next 2 months, as border restrictions ease across the eastern states. 2021 marks the Southport Yacht…
DetailsEverything, including the kitchen sink, for one competitor in Qoin Sail Paradise Acclaimed Queensland ocean racing yachtsman, Graham “Scooter” Eaton, will put his family first when he competes in Southport Yacht Club’s Qoin Sail Paradise Regatta in January. The reason is simple; his yacht – the famous 23m long aluminium sloop, Bumblebee IV – is…
DetailsFIERCE COMPETITION BETWEEN EAST COAST CLUB’S AT 2019 BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE A strong contingent of Brisbane and Sunshine Coast vessels will be heading down the coast to Southport to join the celebrations of the Gold Coast’s 10th Anniversary Sail Paradise Series. Held at the Southport Yacht Club, skippers are entering fast with a total…
DetailsFINAL 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…
DetailsAfter winning their PHS division in the 30th Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race earlier in the year, Rod West and crew from Painkiller Forte will return to the east waters of Australia for the 2016 Bartercard Coffs to Paradise Yacht Race. Having recently purchased their new Bavaria 42, West and crew will be…
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