SOUTHPORT YACHT CLUB NEWS / INFO Issue Number 47 winter sailing. performance. program. at syc. 1STjune - 31st august

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1 SOUTHPORT YACHT CLUB NEWS / INFO Issue Number 47 winter 2017 sailing performance program at syc 1STjune - 31st august

2 SOUTHPORT YACHT CLUB PRESENTS Celebrate syc (MONDO ROCK) Members O N LY E V E N T wi Ro Wilson LIVE ENTERTAINMENT from 2PM WATERSCAPE PONTOON BAR Saturday 2 September 12noon - 4pm 1 Macarthur Parade, Main Beach Nibbles and Entertainment Provided Dress: Beach attire RSVP to SYC: in SYnC Southport Yacht Club

3 Contents Sunset Garden Tapas & Pizza Bar Commodore s Report Chairman s Report General Manager s Report Sailing Operations Manager s Report Mathew Belcher OAM Festivities at Southport Yacht Club SYC Marina & Hardstand Birthday Draws / SYC Employee of the Quarter Upcoming Events at SYC / Functions / Weddings at SYC SYC Boutique SYC Communication Channels Up Coming Events Vice Commodore Power Report / Power Boat What s on SYC Navigation Rally Season Cruising at SYC Sailing at SYC Vice Commodore Sail Report Sailing Academy Sailing Performance Program Sailing Performance Program Offshore / Keel Boat Sailing 2017 NZ Optimist Nationals Sailability Gold Coast Sailing What s On Associates Committee Report Gold Coast Seaway Tide Chart SYC Sponsors Welcome to the Winter edition of in SYnC! As the cooler months approach, SYC is getting ready for a variety of Club events. From the Associates Gala Ball in July and the Power Boat & Sailing Presentation Dinners to the 2017 Member Celebrations featuring live entertainment from Ross Wilson on September 2nd, there is sure to be an event to celebrate for all members! On water, a big congratulations to all competitors for their amazing achievements during the past three months. Mathew Belcher OAM and Will Ryan secured yet another title winning their sixth World Cup in Hyeres, France. Well done! If you have any exciting news, regatta results, achievements on and off the water or anything else you wish to submit into the next in SYnC, please contact myself via / Marketing.Manager@southportyachtclub. com.au or drop by and see me at the Club. Until then, safe boating! Bronwen Hemmings Editor - in SYnC Southport Yacht Club CHAIRMAN - Scott Siganto COMMODORE - Kerry Noyes VICE COMMODORE POWER - Graham Webb VICE COMMODORE SAIL - Ray McMahon TREASURER - Garry Edwards BOARD MEMBERS - Chris Oxenford and Bob Howard GENERAL MANAGER - Brett James SOUTHPORT YACHT CLUB NEWS / INFO Issue Number 47 winter 2017 sailing Front Cover: in SYnC: Publication of Southport Yacht Club Inc. performance program at syc Sailing Performance Program Address: 1 Macarthur Parade, Main Beach, QLD 4217 at Southport Yacht Club Phone: Fax: STjune 31ST august in SYnC is published quarterly September, December, March and June. The opinions expressed by the authors and contributors of articles in in SYnC are not necessarily those of Southport Yacht Club Inc, nor does Southport Yacht Club Inc. guarantee the accuracy of statements made by contributors or advertisers or accept any responsibility for any product or statements made herein. Southport Yacht Club Inc does not accept liability for advertising material published in in SYnC which may contravene the Trade Practices Act. Other than for the purpose of review and subject to the Copyright Act, no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of the publisher. Upcoming events and promotions are subject to change without notice. Website: EDITOR / ART / PRODUCTION / ADVERTISING SALES: Bronwen Hemmings Marketing Manager Southport Yacht Club Marketing.Manager@southportyachtclub.com.au Phone: Southport Yacht Club in SYnC 3

4 Club reports Club reports COMMODORE S REPORT Kerry Noyes First and foremost, congratulations to Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan. A new international season and their first Regatta since the Olympics and another World Cup win in Hyeres, great effort. Congratulations must go to Ray McMahon and the Sailing Committee in successfully securing the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club Pittwater to Southport Yacht Race. After a very successful Pittwater to Southport Yacht Race in January 2017, it is great to note our hospitality was highly rated amongst the visiting sailors. The Club Marine Pittwater to Southport Ocean race will combine with our signature Offshore Event Bartercard Sail Paradise to create an exciting new experience for both keen Sailors and a holiday destination for their families. It was my great pleasure to represent our Club at this year s Anzac Dawn Service, what an honour, the Marine Guard of Honour participant s special contribution to a spine tingling opening to this most revered and time honoured tradition, a big thank you to the organisers and participants you made us all very proud Southport Yacht Club members. The Pontoon Club celebrates members with 21 years service each year with a dinner to recognise new members into the ranks, it was my pleasure to attend this evening mid-march. Special mention to guest speaker Mara Bun who gave the guests an insight into the waterways operations over the past and coming 12 months. I suggest that members attend the open board meeting forums of the Waterways Authority to gain insight into their workings and give honest feedback from waterway users. The One team initiative led by Mat Belcher has been highly successful at the Hollywell Sailing Squadron. The initiative has seen many of our Bronze (most inexperienced sailors) fleet transition into the Performance sailing team with a number even competing in away regattas. It is pleasing to see that this pathway is now open with our best sailors taking the time to coach and nurture the next generation. It is important to note that enjoyment is the main focus of our programs, and a supportive team environment is the best way to ensure that our youth continue to participate regardless of level well into the future. Our events would not happen if we did not have the support of our General Manager Brett James and his great team from the Sailing Office at Hollywell, Hospitality Staff at Main Beach and all in the background contributing to the success of the Club and as such ongoing support for our on- Water Activities Cruising, Navigating, Racing and the rest. Kerry Noyes Commodore AUSTRALIAN SPORTS BOAT NATIONALS 2017 Congratulations Southport Yacht Club member, Graham Sherring and crew on RETUNED, placing third at the 2017 Sports Boat Nationals held at Port Stephens from April 7 9. More recently another fantastic victory for Graham and his crew, winning the 2017 Ladies Day Race, proudly sponsored by Telemachus Jewellery, long term supported of the annual SYC event. With perfect weather conditions, 13 Club vessels competed in the event from the Club s Hollywell Sailing Squadron on Sunday 30th April. Well done to all who competed. Retuned crew, winners of the Telemachus Jewellers Ladies Day Race Chris Percy, Pete Prichard, Skipper Emily Scott and Owner Graham Sherring 4 in SYnC Southport Yacht Club

5 Club reports Chairman s REPORT Scott Siganto The Club has seen many positive outcomes across the Autumn months, not only within the Club but for our boating fraternity. SYC has celebrated in the success of our sailors, on water and off! I d like to take the opportunity to congratulate dual Olympic Medallist, Mathew Belcher OAM, on being awarded the Mayors Sports Award, then following through with an unbeatable lead in the Sailing World Cup 470 division taking out 1 st place with Will Ryan. Members, Chris Noyes and Joe Sabin also dominated in the NSW Nacra State Titles placing 1 st. For more information, or to read about the successes of more SYC Sailors please check the News section of the SYC website. Anzac Day again saw SYC represented with a flotilla of both power and sailing vessels rafting up behind the official commemorations hosted by the Southport RSL Sub-Branch, setting off a backdrop of red flares creating a stunning backdrop to the event. SYC thank all those involved, especially Mr. Ken Tregeagle for again organising the boating community to get general manager s REPORT Brett James Firstly, I would like to congratulate the Club s sailors on their successes over the past three months. A special mention to Mathew Belcher OAM, claiming yet another World Cup title competing early May at the Sailing World Cup in Hyeres, France. Mathew and crew member Will Ryan dominated the 470 division with a podium finish on every race bar the first, after being out of competition since winning their silver medal at the Rio Olympics in As always, Club events have again been extremely popular with sold out shows including the Mat Hollywood Illusionist Show, A Night with the Stars dinner and show, featuring such acts as Ian Cooper, Fortunato and Bernadette Fisher. We also held the annual Charity Golf Day, raising over $5,000 for the Club s youth sailors, thank you to all the Corporate supporters and members who participated in the event. As we come into the Winter months, the Club continues to buzz with a long list of upcoming events including, the Herman s Hermits dinner and show on August 6 th, Dux Anchorage annual birthday celebrations with live entertainment by Vinyl Frenzy on August 20 th, Mental As Anything return to SYC on September 21 st, the 2016/17 Power Boat Presentation Dinner on June 30 th, Sailing Presentation Dinner on September 30 th, and the annual SYC free Member only celebrations with live entertainment by Ross Wilson, Mondo Rock on September 2 nd. We will also celebrate the opening of the sailing and boating season on Saturday 16 th September with the Club s 71 st Sail Past and Blessing of the Fleet, followed by Breaking of the involved. Commodore Kerry Noyes, Vice Commodore Sail, Ray McMahon, and Vice Commodore Power, Graham Webb, all attended the event, with Ray and Graham laying a wreath on behalf of SYC at the Anzac Parade. Coming up in July is the SYC AGM, the notice of meeting has been distributed, and all financial Gold or equivalent members are invited to not only attend the meeting but to have their say by either nominating for a position or attending the meeting. The annual Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race is being held from Saturday 29 th July to Tuesday 01 st August with the finish celebrations and presentations hosted by SYC, it s a fun and busy time for the Club, a great time to come down and soak up the atmosphere within the Main Beach Clubhouse! Scott Siganto Chairman Flag and the Club s first sailing event Da$h 4 Ca$h at Hollywell on Sunday 17 th. Please be sure to watch out for more information through the weekly E-newsletter. A delicious new food and beverage menu commenced in the Club s Waterfront Restaurant, continuing to grow the positive feedback and patron attendance. Well done to the food and beverage staff on offering fantastic service to our wonderful members, their guests and visitors. Dux Anchorage has seen some tremendous changes. 160 meters of new fencing has revealed the private retreat boundaries along with new camp sites and a children s playground, and tree pruning at the beach cleaning up the entrance to the facility. I look forward to you all enjoying the upgraded facility, when you join the Club for the annual Dux Birthday celebrations on August 20 th. The 32 nd Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race will commence on Saturday 29 th July with over 70 vessels expected to partake, we look forward to welcoming the competitors and their vessels back to SYC with our friendly and professional hospitality. Until then, I look forward to seeing you in the Club or on the water soon! Brett James General Manager Southport Yacht Club in SYnC 5

6 club reports Welcome to our Winter edition of in SYnC. With these Winter months upon us, most of our Sailing Divisions head into the start of their Winter Series which upon completion will see the end of 2016/2017 Sailing Season. and what a season it has been for all of us at Southport Yacht Club. In this Edition you will find some of the many inspiring stories of our Sailors achievements both at SYC events and at away Championship s. We are extremely proud of all of our sailors from our new Green Fleet beginners to our High Performance Sailors and all our members in between. I would also like to mention and thank all of our Volunteers, without whom we would not be able to achieve what we do in the Sailing Office. Our awesome team of Volunteers work tirelessly week in week out in providing on water support and logistics to our many races across all of our Divisions. In the coming months ahead, we will be hosting many more Special Events including: Queensland State Match Racing Championships Australian Sports Boat Winter National Championships Ted Elkes Memorial Yacht Race Regatta Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race Crab Island Classic Race International OK Dinghy State Championships Therefore if you have any spare time available and would like to help out our awesome volunteer team, please have a look at for positions available. We need help across all of our Divisions and we will welcome you with open arms, as always. Throughout our working weeks, we refer to many websites that assist us in the Sailing Office in doing our job. Some of these sites that you might find useful that provides valuable information are: Sailing Operations Manager Simon Turpin Weather websites for latest forecast and weather conditions: In moving forward, our 2017/2018 Sailing Season Calendar is almost complete and our Sailing Committee have put many tireless hours in its planning to ensure all our Divisions have good and consistent racing scheduled. Planning is also well underway for our 2016/2017 Sailing Presentation Evenings. The first presentation evening will be held at SYC Hollywell on 19 th August for our Off The Beach Dinghy Division with our SYC Main Beach Presentation for all other Divisions following on 30 th September. Don t forget to book in early to avoid disappointment as I can ensure you that they will both be bigger and more stunning then last years. Finally, I would also like to thank all of you for your continued support and magnificent assistance. My entire team in the Sailing Office value this at all times and we are all extremely proud to be part of our SYC Family. See you all on the water soon. Simon Turpin Sailing Operations Manager Racing Rules Of Sailing: Great for knowing the rules and studying previous cases of Protest Hearings: Diagram Drawing ideal for drawing diagrams for Protest Hearings etc: ISAF website: Corporate Sailing at Southport Yacht Club 6 in SYnC Southport Yacht Club

7 mathew belcher oam Southport Yacht Club champion Mathew Belcher confirms Tokyo Olympics bid Olympic medallists Mathew Belcher and crew member Will Ryan have confirmed they will chase gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games in It will be Mathew s fifth Olympic campaign, winning Gold at London in 2012 with Malcolm Page OAM and Silver at the Rio games last year with Will Ryan. Mathew is excited about their resolve to represent Australia at his third, and Will s second, Olympics. Mathew and Will are in fine form, winning the Sailing World Cup Final at St Kilda late last year, the Australian 470 Championships in February before claiming the most recent World Cup in Europe last month. Coached by Australian Sailing Team Coach Victor Kovalenko, Mathew hopes to add to his highly decorated career which includes his achievements as a six-time 470 World Champion, 420 World Champion in 2000, and the 2013 ISAF World Sailor of the Year. encounter in Tokyo. We are very pleased to be working with the Southport Yacht Club on this activity, Peter said. The new set-up will include the 2016 Australian Olympic Sailing Team containers with a steel fabric structure to enable the boats fully rigged inside to maximise the training environment. Southport Yacht Club General Manager, Brett James, is pleased to have the squad based at the Club saying, It s great to be able to support the sailors and to have them around the Club. Having my home base back on the Gold Coast is extremely important to me, allowing me to spend more time with my family whilst attending consistent training commitments, along with supporting the Club s community based projects said Mathew. Mathew and Will can be followed via Facebook and Instagram: belcherryan2016 We are absolutely thrilled to release this news as we continue our Olympic training, I absolutely love being on the water and am extremely excited to join this journey for my fifth Olympic campaign, said Mathew, the recipient of an Order of Australia medal in Mathew is currently Mentoring the High-Performance Program at Southport Yacht Club s Hollywell Sailing Squadron, using his own personal experience to provide onwater training together with a focus on fitness, nutrition, theory and personal development. Australian Sailing have established a 470 Gold Coast training sub site at Southport Yacht Club in the lead-up to the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020, hosting majority of the teams domestic training. This is the first time the Australian Sailing Team has established a facility outside the National Training Centre in Sydney and is a fantastic opportunity for the Queensland sailing community. The facility will be the base for the Australian 470 Men s and Women s squads, for training and national camps as well as boat storage and allow for gym and physical therapy activities at the Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre. It will also be a training base for the Queensland Academy of Sport program. Australian Sailing Director, Peter Condon said the partnership with Southport Yacht Club provides a stable environment to develop their training schedule. For our 470 squads, the move to the Gold Coast and the set-up of a training base is a positive step for their program. While the National Training Centre remains in Sydney for the Australian Sailing Team, the Southport Yacht Club as an Australian Sailing Team Sub-site provides a great opportunity to train in similar conditions to those we will Southport Yacht Club in SYnC 7

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10 syc marina & hardstand Southport Yacht Club s Award Winning Marina facilities Home to hundreds of vessels including superyachts, catamarans, yachts, powerboats and sports cruisers. Facilities provided on-site: Marina security surveillance, Access to wireless Internet, Proximity card access, Sewage pump out, Onshore amenities, Laundry facilities, 15 to 125amp electricity and Antifouling Facilities 24 hour Fuel Jetty at SYC Marina - Diesel, premium and unleaded fuels are available at the installation which is operated by credit card. Southport Yacht Club s Hardstand with a state-of-the-art 35 tonne travel lift located within the Club s Marina. Providing easy access for lifting boats ranging in size from 20ft to 55ft. The specially designed timber cradle handles timber vessels up to 40ft. SYC boat yard has an extensive range of vessel services, specialising in: Water Blast, Barnacle Scrape, Antifouling, Detailing and Prop Speed. All other services are available through recommended contractors. Contact the Marina Office today for an obligation FREE Quote hour fuel syc marina BERTHS FOR SALE size TYPE PRICE ExPIRY BERTH # 12.5m Twin Share $29,500 March 2019 B m Twin Share $29,000 March 2019 B20 10m Twin Share $40,000 April 2019 C24 16m Single/Wide $71,800 Aug 2019 D06 16m Wide/Cat $94,000 Feb 2020 D16 CONTACT MARINA OFFICE ON in SYnC Southport Yacht Club Southport Yacht Club in SYnC 10

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14 BIRTHDAY DRAW WINNERS FEBRUARY BIRTHDAY DRAW MARCH BIRTHDAY DRAW APRIL BIRTHDAY DRAW Congratulations Ben Noonan who won the February Birthday Draw on Tuesday 21st February, with a prize of $250 members credit. Photo: Winner Ben Noonan, Past Commodore Tony Goldner and Commodore Kerry Noyes. Congratulations Steven Marlow who won the March Birthday Draw on Tuesday 21st March, with a prize of $250 members credit. Photo: Commodore Kerry Noyes, Winner Steven Marlow and Past Commodore Tony Goldner. Congratulations Past Commodore Neale Hollier who won the April Birthday Draw on Tuesday 18th April, with a prize of $250 members credit. Photo: Commodore Kerry Noyes, Winner Past Commodore Neale Hollier and Past Commodore Tony Goldner. pontoon club dinner Over 100 Club Pontoon Members, (21 years plus) enjoyed a delicious dinner in the SYC Compass Room on Monday 13th March to celebrate the events 35th annual dinner. The guests were joined by Guest Speaker, Ms Mara Bun, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Gold Coast Waterways Authority. 1. Director Bob Howard and Peter Pickett 2. Mathew Belcher OAM employee of the quarter Congratulations to Southport Yacht Club employee, eden crooks. Staff Member for the Quarter, winter Congratulations to Eden Crooks who has been voted by the staff employee of the quarter Winter Eden has been an integral part of the SYC team for over 16 years, working in the role of Hardstand Manager. SYC would like to thank Eden for his hard work and dedication at the Club. Please congratulate Eden when you see him next in the Club! buy, swap, sell! Attention Members! If you have any Marine related items which you would like to buy, swap or sell, contact Southport Yacht Club and we will advertise it on the SYC website for FREE! 14 in SYnC Southport Yacht Club

15 upcoming events at syc AT SOUTHPORT YACHT CLUB SUN/06/AUG DINNER & SHOW $59 PER PERSON 5PM DINNER FOLLOWED BY 7.30PM SHOW SYC COMPASS ROOM 1 MACARTHUR PARADE, MAIN BEACH, QLD 4217 HERMAN'S HERMITS PERFORMING LIVE LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE. BOOK NOW! PH: Social Members receive 5% and Gold Members receive 10% OFF your next private function at SYC - Contact SYC TODAY! Southport Yacht Club in SYnC 15

16 boutique at Southport yacht club WINTER STOCK NOW IN! Come on in to grab yourself a bargain. MENTION THIS ADVERTISEMENT AND RECEIVE $10 OFF YOUR NEXT PURCHASE! From the outdoor clothing range including fleeces and water proof jackets to the more casual everyday items such as t-shirts and shorts and accessories, you will be sure to find something in Southport Yacht Club s boutique at a price you can afford! The lifestyle range also features a number of accessories, including hats and towels Winter Range now in store 16 in SYnC Southport Yacht Club

17 syc communication channels Communication Channel Inclusion in SYnC in SYnC is published quarterly September, December, March and June including upcoming news and events, future initiative growth of SYC plus much more E-newsletter This electronic newsletter is distributed weekly to all members, to subscribe simply visit Facebook Like us on facebook for all up to date news from SYC! Instagram Follow SYC on and don t forget to use the hash tag #syc1946 Website For all information on Southport Yacht Club visit our website Smartphone App For immediate alerts of upcoming events, latest news, easy access to Club details, results and so much more visit the App store for Apple products and Google Play for Android and search for Southport Yacht Club. Local Media Press releases and alerts are circulated to all local and national media in regards to Club upgrades, events and initiatives. Internal promotions Keep an eye out in the Club for notices, flyers and internal promotions Sailing Forum Designed for communication on all sailing queries between sailors and the sailing office as well as a great place to include crew wanted and crew availability Volunteer Roster Would you like to roster and don t know where to go, visit our sailing roster for further details: Uniradiology is a privately owned Radiology practice on the Gold Coast. The practice has recently moved into new state of the art premises in Railway Street, Southport, serving patients and doctors for over 10 years and is a long standing and reputable business on the Gold Coast. Uniradiology is focused on offering little or no waiting time, bulk billing facilities and providing a high level of professional radiology services to referring doctors and patients. Together with our investment in the latest technology and our highly professional and regarded staff, Uniradiology is sure to be one of the leaders in diagnostic imaging. Uniradiology provides a diverse range of bulkbilled radiological examinations and procedures to the local community through well-established sites across Australia. Employing an array of Low-Dose and high-end, innovative equipment, Uniradiology is committed to the very best in patient care. While most of our competitors believe that a higher cost means a better service, Uniradiology adopts an alternative view, that bulk billing should not result in a compromise on quality. We are committed to providing a more affordable and efficient service to all our patients, as well as an experience to be remembered. In most cases, you will incur no out-of-pocket expense, as the majority of the services offered by Uniradiology are completely bulk billed. A very small number of services will incur a small fee. Open Monday Friday 8am -5pm, the practice is now located at 28 Railway Street Southport and patient parking is available on site free of charge. Uniradiology is focused on offering little to no waiting time, with BULK BILLING facilities available to all eligible Medicare approved procedures. We provide a high level of professional diagnostic services to referring doctors and patients. Together with our investment in the latest technology, our highly regarded and professional staff, Uniradiology is sure to be one of the leaders in diagnostic imaging. We offer the following services: High Definition Obstetric Ultrasound Ultrasound Low Dose Multi Slice CT Mammography Joint Injections Breast Core Biopsy Fine Needle Aspirations Uniradiology Gold Coast 26 Railway St, Southport Bone Mineral Denistometry X-Ray BULK BILLING Ph: New location with ample patient parking Southport Yacht Club in SYnC 17

18 what s southport yacht Club MONTHLY BIRTHDAY DRAW WEDNESDAY ROAST CARVERY monday & tuesday specials thursday crumbed barramundi SUNDAY PONTOON SPECIAL members nights live Entertainment free trivia 18 in SYnC Southport Yacht Club 3rd Tuesday of every month - SYC Main Beach Join Southport Yacht Club for your birthday draw, June 20th, July 18th, August 15th Birthday Draw, drawn at 7pm. You could win $250 on your SYC Membership Card to be spent within the Hollywell Sailing Squadron and Main Beach Club House. Present your Birthday Voucher at Reception upon arrival for validation. Waterfront Restaurant serving meals from 5.30pm Bookings essential - ask about joining the Commodore s Table: Every Wednesday Evening - Main Beach Clubhouse Enjoy fantastic Roast Carvery Nights from 5.30pm Roast Buffet from only $14.95 Members and $16.95 Non Members. Monday & Tuesday - Kids Eat FREE with any main meal purchased Monday - $15 Chef selected Pasta & Garlic Bread (dinner only) Tuesday - $12.90 Chicken Parmigiana Special (Lunch & Dinner) Bookings please call Reception Thursday $15 Crumbed Barramundi Crumbed Barramundi served with chips, salad, tartare and lemon - only $15 per person. Available Lunch and Dinner In the Southport Yacht Club Waterfront Restaurant For bookings call: BBQ & Wine Tasting every Sunday on the Waterscape Pontoon Enjoy a Chef cooked BBQ and Wine Tasting on the Waterscape Pontoon for only $28.50 per person. Available from 12noon to 3pm Live Entertainment from 2pm! Main Beach Clubhouse, Hollywell Clubhouse and Dux Anchorage Be at any of SYC s three venues on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday evenings and you could be in the draw to WIN! Wed and Sun 7pm / Fri 7pm and 8pm Join SYC in the Waterfront Restaurant for LIVE ENTERTAINMENT: Friday Evening from 6pm - 9pm Sunday Afternoon Session from 2pm - 6pm For full Entertainment guide visit the SYC website: Monday s at SYC Main Beach Clubhouse Enjoy FREE Trivia in the SYC Waterfront Restaurant every Monday from 6.30pm - 8pm Teams of 6 players, great prizes and a weekly jackpot prize Bookings Essential: Contact Reception

19 what s southport yacht Club vice commodores cocktail party powerboat presentation dinner syc gala ball incorporating the commodore s table sydney gold coast yacht race dux anchorage Birthday 71st sailpast & blessing of the fleet date savers Tuesday 13th June pm pm SYC Compass Room - Main Beach Vice Commodore Sail Ray McMahon and Vice Commodore Power Graham Webb invite all Gold (and equivalent) Members to join Southport Yacht Club for the 2017 Vice Commodores Cocktail Party. Dress: Smart Casual (no shorts) RSVP: Reception Friday 30th June Main Beach Clubhouse Join SYC for 2016/17 Powerboat Presentation Dinner. Enjoy a three course dinner with Live Entertainment by The Wild Card. Superb prizes drawn on the night include a rigid inflatable and outboard donated by Stefan Boating World. Bookings Essential: Saturday 22nd July Main Beach Clubhouse Join SYC for the 2017 SYC Gala Ball, incorporating The Commodore s Table, proudly hosted by the Associates Committee. Enjoy a three course menu with a glass of bubbly on arrival and LIVE Entertainment by Scott Martin & Friends. Make your reservation by calling SYC on Saturday 29th July 2017 Saturday 29th July 2017, sees the start of the 32nd Annual Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, an event that is only second to the Rolex Sydney Hobart Classic. Yachts are expected at the Seaway finish line from Sunday 30th. Be sure to come down to the Club Marina and see these spectacular racing vessels up close! Sunday 20th August SYC DUX Anchorage on South Stradbroke Island Celebrate Dux 35th Birthday with Vinyl Frenzy. Fun family activities including the famous Tug O War Kicks off at 11am SYC Dux on South Stradbroke Island. All Members, Guests and Visitors Welcome! Live Entertainment, Bar & BBQ facilities available, Birthday Cake, Champagne plus more. Bookings Essentail: Saturday 16th September Main Beach Clubhouse Join SYC the opening of the 71st Sailing and Boating Season, with Live Entertainment, Blessing of the Waters, Sailpast Fleet arrives for salute, Commodore s Address of Welcome and the Sunset Ceremony. Don t forget to dress your boat, great prizes to be won! Bookings Essential: Sunday 17th September - Breaking of the Flag at SYC s Hollywell Sailing Squadron, Wed 21st June & 12th July - State of Origin Sat 3rd June - Commodore s Trophy Sun 4th June - Past Commodore s Trophy Fri 30th June - Power Boat Presentation Dinner Mon 24th July - SYC Annual General Meeting Sat 5th August - Crab Island Classic Sun 6th August - Herman s Hermits Sat 19th August - Dinghy Sailing Presentation at Hollywell Sat 2nd September - SYC 2017 Member Celebrations Sat 9th - Sun 10th September - Bridge to No Bridge Fri 15th September - Associates Spring Carnival Luncheon Sat 16th September - 71st Sail Past and Blessing of the Fleet Sun 17th September - Breaking of the Flag & Da$h 4 Ca$h Thurs 21st September - Mental as Anything Sat 30th September - Sailing Presentation Dinner

20 @ southport yacht Club power boats - vice commodore power Graham Webb Vice Commodore Power The season is well under way and I am sure our championship is going to be very hotly contested to the very end. Currently in first place is Finky Dink Too Past Commodore Mal Wood with Van Man Graham and Fay Webb in 2nd followed in 3rd place by Bipty Bipty Peter Brown. We started the year off with the running of The Chairman s Trophy on the 11th February sponsored by O Keefe Financial Planning. Tony and Ann Maria O Keefe were on hand to present the prizes for the days event. The raw score winners were MIA Todd Brooker with Mum and Dad, Phil and Jenny, navigating, 2nd on a count back was Finky Dink Too skippered by Past Commodore Mal Wood and crew with 3rd place going to Van Man Graham and Fay Webb. The handicap event was won by Martini Paul and Bobby Matthews 2nd Place Lady Caroline Past Commodore Ian Hall and crew followed in 3rd by Bell Tempo Steve and Margo Manchester. Our next event run on the 11th March was the Round Crab Island Open sponsored by XXXX. Members dressed up their Boats in anything XXXX for this event and were judged by The Associates Committee. Finky Dink Too was the winner of The Best Dressed Boat with 2nd place going to Maxine Dennis Watt. A great way to show our support for a great long term Sponsor. Our thanks also to Rhonda, Jan and Margaret for judging the event. The raw score winner on the day was MIA Todd Brooker with a new Club record losing only 4 points over 15 checkpoints. What a great effort. 2nd was Finky Dink Too Past Commodore Mal Wood followed in 3rd by Rare Pleasure Rob Deshon In the Handicap section we had a new navigation entrant Steve Roberts on board his boat Gadgets Playstation coming in 1st followed in 2nd by Snooks Too Bob Kahl and in 3rd place Bell Tempo Steve and Margo Manchester. The Buck Jones Memorial was held on the 22nd April and sponsored by Yalumba. Buck and his boat Pinafore were well known in logging at the Club from the mid 60 s. Many will remember his saying WE WAS ROBBED. Buck s son Kim was on hand to help with the presentation. The event finished in Tipplers Passage with the BBQ and presentation held at Dux The raw score was won for the third time in a row by MIA Todd Brooker and crew followed in 2nd by Van Man Graham and Fay Webb with 3rd place Rare Pleasure Rob Deshon. The Handicap section was won by Martini Paul and Bobby Matthews 2nd place was Bell Tempo Steve and Margo Manchester and 3rd place Mahogany Gary Doornbos. Welcome back to Gary and crew from Mahogany this being their first event this season. As the in SYnC is printing we will host the SYC Open to be held on the 13th May and sponsored by The SYC Associates Committee. Our last event for the Championship will be The Commodore s Trophy on the 3rd June to be held in Moreton Bay with an overnight at RQYS Canaipa Point. The following day the 4th June we will run our last Traditional event for the season The Past Commodore s Trophy starting up near Dunwich and running across the Bay past Coochiemudlo Island and finishing at Garden Island South. BBQ and presentation for both days will be held at Dux. These two events will be sponsored by Club Marine. The Power Boat Committee under the guidance of Ken Tregeagle, Steve Manchester and Peter Brown, again held the raft up for Anzac Day in front of the Cenotaph at Broadwater Parklands Southport. There were 10 Boats in the raft up and a special thanks to all for helping to fly the flag for SYC. The spectacle at Dawn with the letting off of Flares was quite spectacular. Commodore Kerry Noyes, Vice Commodore Sail Ray McMahon and Vice Commodore Power Graham Webb all laid wreaths at the services on behalf of SYC. We have a wonderful relationship with Southport RSL and we look forward to working together in the future. From the committee room I am pleased to announce that Peter Brown has now been appointed as Chairman of The Power Boat Committee taking over from myself after almost 3 years at the helm. Want to get involved in Navigation Rallies? Please give me a call and I will be only too happy to get you started. You will learn about your boat and how to use your instruments. Remember keep the camaraderie and fellowship going and most of all have fun on the water. Thanks for your continuing support and remember the Club is only as strong as its members. Graham Webb Vice Commodore Power power boat what s on cruising events: 25th June - Season Review Dinner navigation events: 3rd June - Commodore s Open 4th June - Past Commodore s Open 30th June - Power Boat Presentation Dinner 20 in SYnC Southport Yacht Club

21 syc Navigation Rally Season 1. Todd and Phil Brooker aboard MIA have won last three events! 2. Spectacular display by SYC boats at ANZAC Day dawn service at Southport. 3. ANZAC Day morning service. 4. Where s your members card. 5. Todd Brooker s MIA. 6. Defending SYC Champion Peter Brown Bipty Bipty. 7. Current SYC Championship leader PC Mal Wood Finky Dink Too at the XXXX event. Southport Yacht Club in SYnC 21

22 Cruising at syc EASTER 12 DAY CRUISE BRIBIE island AND BEYOND On Good Friday with clear skies and perfect Easter weather 11 Club vessels gathered at Dux for an evening BBQ prior to commencing the Easter extended cruise. Saturday morning with Charma leading the flotilla travelled to Peel Island anchoring in Horseshoe Bay while Samadhi made a detour via Victoria Point to collect some Easter Goodies. With wind from the south-east Horseshoe Bay was a little animated so it was decided to move to Deanbilla Bay for a more sheltered anchorage. Sundowners on board Samadhi concluded the day. Sunday morning to the delight of children on nearby vessels the Easter Bunny appeared and delivered eggs to our cruising boats. At 0800 with Cats Away in the lead we proceeded to Tangalooma anchoring just south of the resort. Afternoon drinks and nibbles ashore concluded the day. Tuesday morning, we took our tenders to the Gold Coast Boat Club in Tipplers Channel where we attended the ANZAC Day service after which we all returned to our home ports. The cruise did not go as planned but this sometimes happens in the northern end of Moreton Bay where everything is very weather dependent so maybe next time we will get to Bribie. It was however a great cruise with lots of laughs and wonderful companions. Distance covered on the cruise 158 NM anchorages 7. We look forward to seeing the Cruisers on the water for our next Cruising event, should you be interested, please contact the Club for further details. Ray Gilbert Cruising Committee On Monday with a deteriorating weather report we decided to remain in the lee of Moreton Island and moved to The Sand Hills which proved to be a far superior anchorage than Tangalooma. Morning coffee on Water Music and sundowners on Aquilla finished a perfect day. A less than ideal weather forecast put Bribie Island and the Pummicestone Passage out of the question so led by Samadhi we travelled across to Deception Bay entering the Caboolture River and anchoring at Beachmere. There are shoals at the mouth of the Caboolture River which made it necessary for our deepest draft vessel to anchor in Deception Bay and the holding ground at the mouth of the river was not ideal so plans were brought forward and the flotilla travelled to Scarborough mooring at Moreton Bay Boat Club marina. A great meal ashore and all was well. The weather forecast proved to be correct with south east winds 20 knots so we spent another two days at Scarborough taking public transport to visit Redcliffe on Thursday. Friday with winds south east 15 to 20 knots and decreasing the flotilla left Scarborough at 0500 rounding the Castlereagh Point beacon just before first light and set a course west of Mud Island to Peel Island anchoring in the Lazaret Gutter for a late breakfast then moving to Deanbilla Bay. Afternoon drinks and nibbles on Samadhi concluded the day. Saturday, we proceeded to Canaipa Point where we were joined by Suella. In the evening, all ashore at 1730 for an excellent Chinese meal at the Russell Island Bowls Club, Sunday, still at Canaipa a lazy day then a BBQ and drinks ashore at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Browns Point Down Canaipa Passage and across Jumpinpin put us at Dux for the final night of the cruise with another BBQ and much merriment ashore. 22 in SYnC Southport Yacht Club

23 sailing at syc nsw nacra state titles 2017 Over the weekend, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th March, Southport Yacht Club sailors represented the Club well at the NSW Nacra State Titles. Held at Trial Bay/South West Rocks, this was the first major regatta for the new Youth Nacra 15 fleet, with nine (9) Nacra 15 s competing at the regatta. Congratulations to Chris Noyes and Joe Sabin, taking out first place in the F18 division, Warren Guinea and Mark Philips coming in first in the 5.8 division with Michael Guinea and Commodore Kerry Noyes closely following in second place and Ashleigh Swadling third place in the Nacra 15. Trial Bay was a great venue for this Regatta. Racing was conducted straight off the beach with the campground adjacent to the old Trial Bay Gaol. Saturday s racing held winds up to 15 knots, with Sunday up to 10 knots and a South-East swell, making for great racing conditions. All Nacra fleets were of good sizes, with competitors from as far away as Cairns and Townsville. joel turner SYC high performance sailor Joel Turner has remained very much in the spotlight, going from strength to strength in his sailing career. Turner started the year with the fantastic results of first (1st) place at the 49er Nationals in Adelaide. He was then selected as crew to sail in the M32 World Match Racing Tour. Competing in the Australian Match Cup at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club in Perth, the team finished just off the podium in fourth (4th) place. The team continued competing at the Geographe Bay Cup, qualifying in first (1st) place for the World Match Racing Tour held in Sweden, 3rd to 8th July The newly developed M32 crew comprises of Joel Turner, fellow 49er team member David Gilmour, Jakob Wilson and Tom Blaauw. In between the M32 tour, Joel and David changed vessels competed in the Western Australia Etchells State Championships, again with an impressive podium finish of second (2nd). Joel s 49er Olympic Campaign to Tokyo 2020 is still very much underway with himself and David making great progress as a sailing duo. The majority of training has been held off the waters in Perth and Sydney with a lengthy list of competition ahead of the duo in Europe. Upcoming regattas will see the pair competing in Germany, Denmark and Portugal, just to name a few. SYC wish Joel all the very best with his upcoming ventures. 1. Chris Noyes and Joe Sabin 2. Iain Tooley & Ashleigh Swadling. 3. Michael Guinea and Commodore Kerry Noyes. 23 in SYnC Southport Yacht Club

24 @ southport yacht Club sailing - Vice commodore sail Lest We Forget These were the words that rang out loud at the recent Anzac Day Commemoration. Southport Yacht Club was proud to be a large contributor to this fabulous day, hosting a Marine Guard of Honour. At dawn, a flotilla of 10 SYC boats moored off the Southport Cenotaph set off white flares to commence the dawn service and red flares to commence the 9am service. These 10 vessels, made up of both power and sail boats, added another dimension to the emotion of the day, showing the compassion SYC has for our friends at the RSL and our country s great history. It was probably the most talked about thing on the shore at the service. A huge congratulations to Ken Tregeagle who organised the flotilla and spent hours the afternoon before getting the boats in place for dawn. While I m talking about Ken, he s had his bobcat at Dux since November doing some reclamation work. Over the last 30 years our two-acre property has had the bush and scrub encroach considerably and it was time to reclaim our land. The entire two acres is now useable again including trimming the foliage on the beach so we can now all enjoy the magnificent sunsets and the silhouette of our boats (not to mention keeping an eye on them dragging). We can now plan what foliage we want to grow there to make it an even better venue that we can be proud of. A massive thanks to Ken plus the members and staff who have assisted him in this clean up. I never tire of letting my fellow members know just how well our sailors are doing on the National and World stage. The vessel Retuned, owned and skippered by Graham Sherring and proudly assisted by his great crew recently took out third place in the 2017 National Sports Boat titles. Australian Team member Joel Turner continues to reach the podium on almost every event he enters on the national stage. Plus of course Mathew Belcher, who would have to be the SYC s most successful sailor and quickly becoming one of Australia s all-time greats just continues to win around the world recently claiming their sixth World Cup title in Hyeres, France. Mathews influence in mentoring our junior sailors will no doubt assist to keep the SYC on the podium through all classes around the state and country. It seems that whenever there s a major regatta on lately our SYC sailors are bringing home the bickies. I am sure I speak for the entire Club when I tell them how proud we are of their achievements, well done to all of our sailors. Ray McMahon Vice Commodore Sail In July our fabulous Sailing Committee will be disbanded and elections will take place for the new season. I would like to thank Scott McInally, Ben Downey, Chris Noyes, Graham Sherring, Drew Jones and David Hows for the hours and hours of work you have put in over the last 12 months. I hope in my next article in August I am welcoming in the same people back to the Sailing Committee. I would be very proud to work with them again next year. Their efforts have not gone unnoticed by myself and the rest of the Board. Our great Club continues to move forward in leaps n bounds and the next 12 months will be no different. There are some great plans in place and I m excited to be a part of them. Our Management team are working their backsides off to stay on top of everything and they are doing a great job. It is an honour to work with them. Until the next issue, bye for now. Ray McMahon Vice Commodore Sail 24 in SYnC Southport Yacht Club

25 sailing academy The Sailing Academy is thrilled to announce that syc began the Tackers program in April. It is a mass participation, pathway program from Australian Sailing that has an emphasis on fun and games while learning to sail and control a boat. This is a three stage, 20 hour per stage program for 7-12 year olds to learn to sail and then continue to sail in our sailing team on a Wednesday evening. Each stage runs in conjunction with the school terms, currently on a Saturday morning. The program starts with Tackers 1 Having Fun, where Kids sail in pairs learning the basics while having fun. The course has a focus of non-competitive learning through games with structured sessions run by our qualified instructors. The sequential progression for the sessions allows children to build confidence and interest in sailing while having fun in the Broadwater at Hollywell. Please contact the sailing office for available dates, times and further information. The junior sailing is progressing great guns with 15 plus juniors sailing every Wednesday, with loads of support from our fantastic coaches. Most are racing in our Autumn sunrise series which kicked off on the 30 th April and moving into the OTBD racing in the afternoons. We also have a number of boats from the sailing team and the performance team heading to RQYS for the Optimist State Championships. The performance team is moving along with massive support from the SYC Coaches and the local Australian Sailing Team who have been taking time out of their busy calendars to coach the growing fleets of Lasers, O Bic, Sabots and Optimists on a Tuesday and Thursday evening, while supporting them at away regattas. SCHOOL HOLIDAY CAMPING TRIP FOR THE PERFORMANCE LASER TEAM During the Easter holidays, a group of sailors from the performance laser team decided to get together and use the DUX Anchorage facility on South Stradbroke Island for an overnight camping trip. Planning was a bit haphazard, but when Jack wanted to eat chips for dinner Melanie took over and planned out all the food. Bacon was on Dylan s mind so he ended up with breakfast duty! After catching a ride from one of the parents, they made camp and spent the rest of the day swimming, playing intense rounds of Marco Polo and exploring the area. They made a fire and roasted marshmallows, rode boards down the sand dunes, fought over a game of Uno and lots more. Apart from Tom and the Water and not quite enough snacks they survived the Camping trip and are all keen to do it again next holidays. Leigh said somehow we all came together to pull this journey off. Grace loved the experience it was great to see my friends outside of sailing. Our squad became a lot closer after the trip and it was great getting to know everyone a bit more Surely there are more stories to tell but maybe not to us. Quick shout out to Callum for not being able to come. SYC Laser Team Funsails are continuing to run through the Winter, Saturday and Sunday mornings at both Main Beach and Hollywell. I look forward to seeing you out on the water soon! Rob Adams Club Coach Southport Yacht Club in SYnC 25

26 sailing performance program senior sailing - my performance journey The Southport Yacht Club High Performance Program has helped me to improve my sailing through the mentorship of Mathew Belcher and fellow SYC coaches. Even though I have only been sailing at SYC for a little over a year, the guided coaching of the incredible staff has propelled my knowledge and ability in sailing forward. With the High Performance Program, I have seen dramatic improvement in my position in club and school sailing regattas for which I have SYC to thank. I wish for only one improvement in the program - that the time of the sessions be increased so that we can spend more time out on the water gaining experience. At the moment, I really need to work on race starts as I am relatively new to the world of racing in sailing. The coaching of Mathew, a two-time Olympic medallist, has helped me to become a better sailor in such a short period of time. For instance, Mathew s mentoring on race starts and technique when sailing upwind has opened the doorway for me to improve my race positions and my overall sailing ability. I have been able to correct many misconceptions and technique, due to the superior coaching of the High Performance program. The program has also helped me to become a more versatile and better prepared sailor to combat any condition or situation. Furthermore, I am grateful to share this experience with like-minded young people, who share a real passion for the sport of sailing. Calum Lockett junior sailing - my performance journey We joined the performance program when it started last year. We are 10 and 8-year olds, sailing our Sabot Tomahawk together as a 2up team. All week we look forward to training days. Since we started with the team we have learned how to gybe properly in higher wind, improve our upwind sailing and mark roundings. Our starts are getting better too but need some more work. This term we are looking forward to working on our boat handling and starts as well as tactics for each leg of the course. Our results since we joined the team are improving too: SQSA Selection Trials Lake Cootharaba 1st Handicap, 4th overall SQSA River Titles at BSS 3rd overall Battle of Waterloo at DPSS 2nd Maryborough Easter Regatta at Hervey Bay 1st overall Our goal this year is to do well at the Sabot Nationals in Manly. We think we are the luckiest kids in sailing to have such great coaches and mentors as part of the Performance Sailing Team to help us be better sailors. Tom and Sophie Whitmore Performance Program Junior Sailors Performance Program Senior Sailor 26 in SYnC Southport Yacht Club

27 sailing performance program SAILING PERFORMANCE PROGRAM UPDATE It has been a great term for the Sailing Performance Program with 39 young sailors taking advantage of the exceptional opportunity to improve their sailing skills with Mathew Belcher, Brendan Casey, Shane Smith, Shelley White and our own Coaching staff. Part of the Performance program is to help members take responsibility for their own sailing. This term we have added Regatta reports and Training reports so our team members can do some self-reflection after participating in significant regattas and training camps. This helps the Coaches with identifying areas that they can focus on for upcoming training sessions. 16 of our team members have been very busy flying the SYC banner by attending many different away regattas with some fantastic results. But more important than the results is that by attending these regattas, the sailors are forming great relationships and are bonding to form the SYC Team. They are looking after each other and helping each other both on and off the water. term one training awards Congratulations to all the Performance Program sailors who took part in the term one Sailing Team. It was great to see all of you having a fantastic night celebrating your achievements after 10 weeks of after school training with a sausage sizzle and presentation of achievement awards. Southport Yacht Club Commodore, Kerry Noyes presented the various awards to the team members. While Harry Hogan received overall Most Improved there were many achievements and commitment awards accepted including an award for Sailing Backwards. Well done team members, we look forward to seeing you on the water for term two! We have also had four of our Laser Performance and High Performance Team members attending the Queensland Sailing Team trials in Brisbane. We wish them all the best for the selections due at the end of April. We are very excited as four of our Sailing Team Members have now been selected to transition to the Performance Program. This means they will stay with their Sailing Team on Wednesday afternoons and then have the opportunity to train with the Performance Team on the weekend. This ensures that not only are they ready for the faster paced environment of the Performance Program, but gives them time to purchase a boat if they haven t already so they can start attending away regattas. Using TeamApp has been a great success for communication with all the team. We use it for updates on scheduling, regatta results, Q&A between members and the coaches not to mention happy snaps from training and regattas. Our strategic plan for next term includes, Individual training plans for each team member at the performance and high performance level, a bigger team to attend Youth Week and Sail Brisbane and to attract more members to the Program. We continue to look for sponsorship and funding to help with costs related to the program, so if you can help in any way, please contact Bronwen Hemmings via: Marketing.Manager@southportyachtclub.com.au Southport Yacht Club in SYnC 27

28 offshore racing Hello fellow sailors, Drew Jones here, a passionate sailor and member of Southport Yacht Club. I will be writing the offshore article for in SYnC magazine. I have been a longtime reader but short-term writer. The offshore sailors have had an eventful calendar in the past three months with hotly contested racing. The offshore fleet has been expanding with the addition of Russell Birse s X-Yacht, XVitesse and Michael Daley and Brian Aitchison purchasing Envy, a Hick 39. The summer series was completed with a series of 12 race days featuring windward leewards and passage racing. The ultimate winner in IRC was Fred Bestall s Auric s Quest closely followed by David Hows in Ocean Gem and Painkiller OP, skippered by Rod West. PHS honours went to Ocean Gem, Auric s Quest and David Chadkirk s Cyclone. The offshore passage series so far has completed the Cook Island Race, Surf to City, Flat Rock and Julian Rocks Yacht Race. Surf to City saw Auric s Quest finish first (1st) on handicap in PHS from Danielle Hutcheson sailing Onyx and Steve Czapp in Turbulence. With no wind at the start line of the Flat Rock Yacht Race, brought skippers and crew a game of tactics, both out wide and close to shore. About midday the wind piped in to an unexpected knots on the nose making it a hard beat to Flat Rock at the tip of North Stradbroke Island. Again, Auric s Quest showed its pedigree with a runaway win on both line and handicap honours from Painkiller OP and Ocean Gem. Cove. Saturday night saw a fun karaoke night ashore at the bar area, where the crews continued the night singing and dancing. Sunday saw some inclement weather but racing continued. The results are in! The team of Upstart, Turbulence, KD Girl outsailing the team of Ocean Racer Chaser, Beer Ballast and Christina to win the inaugural Interclub Challenge Trophy. It is anticipated that 2018 will see a much larger fleet competing for the honours. Easter saw the running of Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race. We had two entries Auric s Quest which didn t start due to rig issues and Turbulence which finished the race in seventh (7 th ) place in the PHRF Veteran Division. The Winter Series Offshore started on Sunday 23 rd April with three windward / leeward races in 15 to 18 knots. A great result for the Skipper, David Chadkirk and his crew who achieved the perfect start to the PHS series with a prefect three out of three wins from Ocean Gem and Painkiller OP. IRC sees Ocean Gem leading the series. That is all for now, more news from the water in the next issue. Until then, happy and safe sailing Drew Jones Offshore Representative On the 24th February a fleet of 10 Yachts started in the 100 nm race down to Julian Rocks. First on handicap in PHS was Onyx, Sean Allardice skippering Fourlove, followed by Auric s Quest. IRC line honours and handicap again went to Auric s Quest. At the time of going to print the OD Passage series is wide open in PHS with Auric s Quest only two points ahead of Turbulence with two races left, The Mooloolaba Marathon on the 5-7th May The IRC is also a close series with the final event to determine the winner. Auric s Quest on 7 points from Ocean Gem and Painkiller OP both on 11 points. An exciting finish to a hotly contested passage series. We wish all competitors the best and safe racing in the final two races. To complete the three months of racing we also had two special events, the Burleigh Bash sponsored by Seabreeze Industries; Steve Quann and the 2017 Interclub Challenge to Couran Cove sponsored by Stefan s Boating World and our host Couran Cove. The Burleigh Bash saw a fleet of 28 yachts compete for prizes donated by a very generous Seabreeze Industries. First was Auric s Quest winning a Waeco fridge/ freezer followed by Graham Sherring s Retuned and Michael Daly on Upstart. The Interclub Challenge between Hollywell and Main Beach sailors was well contested with eight yachts racing to Couran Cove on Saturday then racing back on Sunday. It was a great fun social weekend with the facilities at Couran Cove including kayaks, stand-up boards, swimming as well as great food and beverages. Berthing was provided at a very reasonable cost due to sponsorship from management at Couran Love Sailing? We ve got you covered. As partners with several state yachting bodies and class associations, we re putting a little extra wind in the sails of many young Aussie sailors. We re proud to champion tomorrow s champions. gillmarine.com 28 in SYnC Southport Yacht Club

29 2017 nz optimist nationals Whilst many of our SYC members were celebrating Easter or competing in the Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race, two of our junior sailors Blake Wilson and Isaac Schotte ventured over to Napier, New Zealand to compete in the 2017 New Zealand Optimist Nationals. The 177 open fleet competitors had a nervous start to the regatta, the open ceremony on Thursday kicking off as the eye of Cyclone Cook reached Hawke s Bay and the venue for the regatta. A few competitors were caught by disruption to flights and appalling travel conditions, but it had little impact on Blake and Isaac who had spent a couple of days training pre-regatta out in the beautiful Hawkes Bay. The first day of racing on Easter Friday dawned bright and sunny. In the Bay sailors were confronted with a residual four metre swell (following the cyclone) and a light and variable breeze proved to make it an extremely challenging day for all sailors. Despite a few withdrawals due to seasickness, two races were completed on day one. The second day saw sailors on the water for over six hours with the four races being held. Whilst the sea state had improved from the previous day sailors were still faced with two and half metre swell and a confusing chop that made sailing an Opti challenging. The breeze was still on the light side but was constant for most of the day. At the end of the qualifying rounds both Southport Sailors Blake Wilson (5 th ) and Isaac Schotte (26 th ) had done enough to secure places in the Gold Fleet for the finals. Whilst the first day of finals saw competitors greeted with a nice warm sunny day, unfortunately one of the key elements in sailing, the wind was missing, so after spending a few hours out on the course the day was called off without a race being completed. The final day of the regatta began an hour earlier than scheduled and also had the sailors needing to add an additional layer of clothing as the temperature dropped significantly. Again, sailors had to contend to light breeze on the course, due to an impending storm and a dying breeze only two races were completed on the final day. In the first race of the day Blake as able to finish in second (2 nd ) place meaning that going into the final race he was in a strong position for a podium finish. Over the course of the week consistency (2,6,2,9,2,1,2,21) over the eight races saw Blake secure a third (3 rd ) place finish. Our other young SYC sailor Isaac Schotte (who was in NZ representing the Australian Optimist Sailing Team) finished the week in 32 nd place. A big congratulations to both Blake and Isaac. The 2017 Optimist Queensland Championships was hosted by RQYS on the 29th/30th of April. It was great to see our sailors developing skills on display in the variable conditions and in the open fleet SYC boats were leading from the front. Blake Wilson managed to win every race except for an UFD in race 2 but the depth of the SYC squad had our other charges taking turns to push him all the way. Isaac Schotte put in a consistent performance two finish second overall. Angus Wheatley finished in 7th and Sam Martland & Austin Cross both had multiple top five finishes but carried a higher score to place them in 10th and 11th respectively. Adelaide Pullin, Lachlan Wheatley, Ben Lincoln all shown glimpses of good form as they continue to improve. In the intermediate fleet a solid start from Hudson Mckee had her in 6th after day one but turned up the form on day two with a 2,2,4 score to finish 3rd overall and first female and newcomer to the performance team Alex Albu managed to take a race win on his way to 7th overall. The team has shown good progress in the past few months and with this weekend providing a good regatta platform the sailors can now train on the weaknesses in time for the next big event weigh Youth Week in July. We look forward to seeing the Optimist sailors back on the water again soon! Shane Smith Coach, Sailing Performance Program Southport Yacht Club in SYnC 29

30 sailability gold coast As I now have my own metal inserts, I can reveal that the average Sailability volunteer, being of a certain vintage, contains about a kilo of high tensile titanium holding their various joints together. A traveler s worst nightmare would be to be in an airport security queue, behind a group of volunteers on their way to a Hip Replacement Convention, as each one in succession sets of all the bells and whistles and brings out the loaded guns. On the plus side, it does mean that the already valuable volunteers are getting all the more valuable as scrap metal prices recover. Ben Noonan As the President for 2017, I look forward to maintaining the special relationship Sailability has with Southport Yacht Club for our mutual benefit. Sailability operate every Tuesday at SYC Hollywell between 8am and 2pm and are always looking for new volunteers with or without sailing experience or metal inserts. Check out the website sailabilitygc.org for details. In this edition, we feature the sailing experience of one of our volunteers Ben Noonan. I first came to Sailability in 2012 when there wasn t any concrete laid yet at Hollywell from the Sailability shed to the boat ramp and anyone trying to wheelchair through sand will know what a difference it makes. After not too long the concrete went down and I thought I d arrived at a good time. Kevin Garcia recommended Sailability to me and I enjoy my time there every week a lot. I cannot think of a better way to volunteer my time than taking people for a sail on the Broadwater. Ben Noonan sailing Ross Manning s Skud I was given training by various volunteers for a few weeks practicing in the 303 Access Dinghy on Thursdays until the time came when I could take my first client out for a sail on a Tuesday and I haven t looked back. I started competing in the season talking 1 st place in Dinghy Club Champion Open B Division, Season Handicap Winner & Access Dinghy Champion. In January of 2016 I competed in 2 events at the National HANSA class at Robina solo in a Liberty and with Ross Manning in a Access/HANSA 303 double. The event was also the QLD state titles and I came a close second to Chris Ruston in the Liberty class in the club s boat Primary. I am currently looking to get back into Sunday Club racing and put a call to all Volunteers and members that would assist in rigging and moving of both myself and Primary. I am also looking to move to a two Skud (Paralympic Two Man Boat) situation where Sailability can train sailors to the highest level to compete on the world stage and to be able to practice against each other to develop a strong disabled sailing team. Jonathan Simms President, Sailability Gold Coast 30 in SYnC Southport Yacht Club

31 sailing what s on OTB DINGHY SERIES OTBD Champs 9/9 Sunday 4th June 2017 OTBD Winter 2/4 Sunday 11th June 2017 OTBD Winter 3/4 Sunday 9th July 2017 OTBD Winter 4/4 Sunday 16th July 2017 OTB CATAMARAN SERIES OTBC Winter 1 Saturday 3rd June 2017 OTBC Winter 2 Saturday 10th June 2017 OTBC Winter 3 Saturday 17th June 2017 OTBC Winter 4 Saturday 24th June 2017 OTBC Winter 5 Saturday 8th July 2017 OTBC Winter 6 Saturday 15th July 2017 OTBC Winter 7 Saturday 22nd July 2017 OFFSHORE DIVISION SERIES OD Winter 4 Sunday 4th June 2017 OD Winter 5 Sunday 25th June 2017 OD Sprints Challenge Sunday 16th July 2017 SYC SPECIAL EVENTS Ted Elkes Memorial Race Sunday 9th July 2017 Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race Saturday 29th July 2017 Crab Island Classic Saturday 5th August 2017 INSHORE DIVISION SERIES ID Pot Hunters 2/5 Wednesday 7th June 2017 ID Winter 1 Saturday 10th June 2017 ID Brass Monkey 3/6 Wednesday 14th June 2017 ID Pot Hunters 3/5 Wednesday 21st June 2017 ID Winter 2 Saturday 24th June 2017 ID Brass Monkey 4/6 Wednesday 28th June 2017 ID Pot Hunters 4/5 Wednesday 5th July 2017 ID Winter 3 Saturday 8th July 2017 ID Brass Monkey 5/6 Wednesday 12th July 2017 ID Pot Hunters 5/5 Wednesday 19th July 2017 ID Winter 4 Saturday 22nd July 2017 ID Brass Monkey 6/6 Wednesday 26th July 2017 THURSDAY TWILIGHT SERIES Thursday Twilight 5/14 Thursday 1st June 2017 Thursday Twilight 6/14 Thursday 8th June 2017 Thursday Twilight 7/14 Thursday 15th June 2017 Thursday Twilight 8/14 Thursday 22nd June 2017 Thursday Twilight 9/14 Thursday 29th June 2017 Thursday Twilight 10/14 Thursday 6th July 2017 Thursday Twilight 11/14 Thursday 13th July 2017 Thursday Twilight 12/14 Thursday 20th July 2017 Thursday Twilight 13/14 Thursday 27th July 2017 Thursday Twilight 14/14 Thursday 3rd August 2017 Southport Yacht Club in SYnC 31

32 southport yacht Club associates REPORT Carmel Nicholas President The Committee s fund raising events for the year kicked off with the Speakers Lunch in February, with guest speakers Paul Hammond from the Commonwealth Games Corporation 2018 who provided us with an informative insight into the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be held on the Gold Coast in April David Cox of Gold Coast Tourism followed up with a snapshot of the impact the Games are expected to have on all aspects of tourism on the Gold Coast and how the Gold Coast is now perceived globally as a world class tourist destination. This was followed by audience questions and answers with the panel of speakers, under the expert guidance of our MC, Rob Mundle. We were delighted to see the event so well attended and guests particularly enjoyed the opportunity to participate. In February we also launched our Autumn Mega Raffle, to be drawn on 3 rd June, with a range of great prizes donated by our loyal sponsors. Prizes are 1. Aquamarine and diamond pendant valued at $5,000 Handcraft Jewellery Studio A Gala Ball is planned for Saturday, 22 nd July, incorporating the Commodore s Table. Themed Black & Bling, it promises to be a very glamorous evening of fine dining and dancing. Vice Commodore Sail, Mr Ray McMahon will MC the evening and he will also don his auctioneer s hat to give a boost to the Committee s fund raising. To take us into the Spring racing season, we are holding our annual Spring Carnival Lunch on Friday, 15 th September. Highlighted with a fashion parade of beautiful race wear and hats by local milliner, Lisa Donovan, this event is always well attended and is a perfect opportunity for guests to get into the spirit of the racing season and support our fund raising at the same time. On behalf of the Associates Committee, I thank all of you for supporting our events and making them so successful. We look forward to seeing all of you at our coming events. Carmel Nicholas Associates Committee President 2. Stradbroke Island Discovery Tour valued at $1,980 Crystal Blue Yacht Charters 3. Accommodation for 2 for 2 nights at Hotel Jen Brisbane by Shangri-la valued at $500 Zeppelin Travel 4. Skin Products - voucher valued at $500 Australian Skin Clinics 5. Dining voucher for $120 SYC Thank you to our wonderful sponsors who provide their ongoing support for our fund raising for the Club. Our annual Getaway was held in April with a river cruise on the Brisbane River. Guests enjoyed a beautiful buffet lunch on board whilst cruising slowly up the river and finished the day relaxing with champers and cheese at Hollywell. 32 in SYnC Southport Yacht Club

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