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Jul 14, 2026
The South of Perth Yacht Club Ocean Racing Committee is proud to announce the return of the Geraldton Ocean Classic in October 2026 — one of Western Australia’s great offshore sailing challenges. We continue to partner with Geraldton Yacht Club as we promote sailing all over the state.
This much-anticipated event will bring ocean racing crews together for a memorable passage [...]
Club Admin
Published Date
Jul 06, 2026
It was a beautiful sunny winter’s day on Saturday as 16 boats headed out on the river to compete in the Ray D. Carter Memorial Trophy Time Trial. This is a non-consistency event, with the trophy awarded to the boat that loses the fewest points over the course.
As we missed a week of the weekly dinner voucher draw, we caught up this week with 2 winners announced. Last week's voucher [...]
Club Admin
Published Date
Jun 29, 2026
To quote a line from Captain Neil Howie to Commodore Brian Cross, “The sun always shines on the Power Section” - and once again, he was absolutely right.
Despite early signs suggesting a gloomy winter’s day on the water, the sunshine made a timely appearance for the SMS Trophy Time Trial on Saturday afternoon.
Twelve boats took to the course, rewarded with conditions far [...]
Club Admin
Published Date
Jun 29, 2026
Not much makes you feel more alive than getting out on the water in the fresh, crisp winter air.
SoPYC rowers have braved chilly but spectacular conditions over the past month, clocking up impressive kilometers in the skiffs and wow - we were rewarded with incredible views!
A number of rowers plan to take part in a 200km rowing expedition in Tasmania in the new year and in an effort to [...]
Natalie Bradshaw
Published Date
Jun 29, 2026
You may have seen us, building, fixing, dismantling, rebuilding, chatting [...]
We are a group of members, mostly retired, who gather a few times a week to contribute to the general maintenance of the yacht club.
One of our projects, as volunteers, has been to plan and build an open-air shed to house and shelter the club Skiff's.
It took us a while but we got there under the [...]
Club Admin
Published Date
Jun 24, 2026
Saturday marked the opening race of Fremantle Sailing Club’s Valmadre Series and featured a spirited contest between two South of Perth Yacht Club boats vying for the Division 2 Arlene Trophy.
In a closely fought start, Zac Mellor’s Liberty led to the day buoy and maintained the advantage for much of the leg to the first mark. Matt Rose’s King [...]
Club Admin
Published Date
Jun 24, 2026
On Sunday, we set out to do something a little different with our junior and youth training—shifting the focus from routine to inspiration.
Using the Club’s RS Quest fleet, we mixed things up by pairing sailors with coaches and more experienced members, creating a supportive, team-based environment. With 25 sailors on the water, the group took part in an exciting seven-race [...]
Club Admin
Published Date
Jun 24, 2026
South of Perth Yacht Club’s junior sailor, Charlie Purt is currently representing Australia, competing at the Optimist World Championships in Morocco, alongside 283 young sailors from over 60 countries.
Charlie’s journey to this level has been shaped by years of commitment and perseverance through both the SoPYC and broader WA sailing pathways. What makes this achievement [...]
Club Admin
Published Date
Jun 16, 2026
On a very cold, wet day, fifty-eight delightful ladies joined us in the ballroom for our monthly Ladies' Lunch.
This month we were privileged to host one of our active sailors and long term members as our guest speaker.
April Jorgensen (National Board Member of The Hunger Project Australia) gave us a heart-warming presentation about unlikely leaders - girls from rural India challenging [...]
Natalie Bradshaw
Published Date
Jun 16, 2026
With wintery conditions, cool crisp afternoons and a healthy turn out of willing and eager time trialling participants, we have begun the Power Yacht Season on a high [...]
Around 15-20 boats compete each weekend and, as with any on-water activities, it takes a lot of background organising, assistance and interest from our volunteers to get this all happening.
We rely on, [...]
Natalie Bradshaw
