IRC Gold Coast Championships to be held at Southport YC's Sail Paradise Regatta
by Virginia Riddle-Cross 4 Dec 2019 17:07 AEDT
2-5 January 2020
IRC Gold Coast Championships © Virginia Riddle-Cross
Its official, the IRC Gold Coast Championships is approved by the National Governing Body - Australian Sailing.
Australian Sailing have jumped onboard with the IRC Gold Coast Championships to be held each year at Southport Yacht Clubs (SYC) inaugural Sail Paradise Regatta.
Host event, Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta will crown the IRC Gold Coast Champion.
"We see this as a positive step towards the promotion of the IRC Competition" said Australian Sailing Regional Manager Qld, Mr Ben Callard.
Held from Thursday 2nd January to Sunday 5th January 2020, the four-day Regatta will be staged offshore the beautiful Gold Coast beaches.
Last minute entries are still coming in and this Regatta is set to be another showcase event.
"A new perpetual trophy has been incorporated and we know that the Competition for this will be fierce. We are so privileged to have such beautiful ocean waters off Surfers Paradise where we will be conducting these races for all of our locals to see from the Beach. It's going to be absolutely magnificent seeing these huge yachts racing, with all of their colourful sails and their many crews on the rails", said SYC Vice Commodore Sail, Drew Jones.
For further information, or to lodge your Entry, go to: Bartercard Sail Paradise, Southport Yacht Club: www.sailparadise.com.au.