GOLD COAST’S LARGEST EVER OFFSHORE YACHTING REGATTA STARTS MONDAY Gold Coast residents and visitors will be treated to a spectacular sailing tomorrow when Southport Yacht Club stages the region’s largest-ever offshore yachting regatta. Titled the Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta, it has attracted 56 yachts ranging from 6-metre long day boats to 15-metre long thoroughbred racing…
DetailsGOLD COAST RECORD SET AT 2018 BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE SERIES Over 450 sailors competed on water between the shores of Main Beach and Currumbin on the second day of Bartercard Sail Paradise, which is sure to be a record number of sailors offshore the Gold Coast. With day two of the Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta…
DetailsFremantle to Pittwater and onto paradise with Stealth When yachtsman Robert Alpe decided to move into bluewater racing with the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club he looked Australia-wide for the right boat and eventually chose a Fremantle based 32-footer he then sailed 2,500 nautical miles home to Pittwater with a small delivery crew. Stealth is…
DetailsFREE 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…
DetailsThe yacht Frantic’s demise on the rocks at Grassy Island during the last race of Airlie Beach Race Week in August could easily have meant the withdrawal of the first Queensland entry for the Club Marine Pittwater to Southport Yacht Race starting in less than four months’ time. Instead, skipper Graham Furtado is scouting for…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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