Two weeks till race cut off! Enter the GCCM Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race now!

Two weeks until race reduce off! Enter the GCCM Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race now!

by Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race Organising Authority 4 Jul 13:37 PDT
1 August 2024

Southport Yacht Membership personally invitations you and your crew to develop into founding members in Australia’s latest ocean race! the 520 nautical mile GCCM Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race which begins 10am on Thursday, August 1.

Already attracting properly over 25 entries from round Australia, #GCMYR24 is a Class 2 race born from the perennial wants and needs of skippers and homeowners such as you heading north to the Whitsunday race weeks.

Overlook swing moorings, entrants can safe deep water pens with world class amenities at Mackay Marina Village, who’re serving to put together an superior Race Village. Add within the beneficiant assist of strategic sponsors, our purpose is to supply you and your crew stress-free entry to key race preparation amenity and advantages… – Simply see the hyperlinks on the backside of this electronic mail!

Throw in free beers and burgers on arrival, with unique race village reductions all occasion lengthy with nice steaks, wood-fired pizzas and your favorite drinks, and also you’re a terrific occasion you will not wish to miss.

Be fast, Entries Close July 17!

520 Causes to Enter!

• Official Qualifier Race for the Rolex Sydney Hobart 2024,
• Free pre-race prolonged berthing at Southport Yacht Membership,
• Free post-race multi-day berthing post-race at Mackay Village Marina, only a quick sail from the Whitsunday regattas,
• Beneficiant 20% low cost of any yard go to to Gold Coast Metropolis Marina & Shipyard to be used inside 180 days of entry, together with boat elevate, blast, charges and hardstand charges (good for Sydney Hobart prep),
• Reside race commentary by Bow Caddy Media,
• 24/7 Race Management offering security overwatch,
• Courtesy automobiles for crew provides pre and post-race,
• Unique lodging charges for Gold Coast & Mackay,
• High quality merchandise and crew attire reductions from Zhik,
• A Welcome Social gathering like no different at Queensland’s Award-winning Membership of the Yr on the Gold Coast, alongside the Sydney-Gold Coast finishers,
• A implausible Race Village ambiance at Mackay Village Marina, with Sails Sports activities Bar, The Lighthouse Seafood and The Deck Steakhouse, stay music and prolonged licensing hours properly after midnight,
• Volunteer assist by the revitalised Mackay Crusing Membership,
• Lodging offers at Mantra Mackay proper on the marina, in addition to Mackay Isaac Tourism,
• Begin Line spectator helicopter flights by GC Helitours,
• Magnificent trophies you will wish to get your arms on,
• Beneficiant prizes from sponsors,
• A Founding Member one-time-only boat plaque,
• Extra to be introduced quickly!

The Begin

That includes an iconic and panoramic Gold Coast backdrop, the race begin line shall be straight off Cavill Avenue within the coronary heart of the Surfers Paradise. Lined by beachgoers and Australia’s tallest residential towers, you and your crew can anticipate an unbeatable kickoff full with loads of spectator and media alternatives from the air, shore and on water.

It is shaping as much as be a Spinnaker Begin, so your sponsors will not wish to miss this!

The Vacation spot

Mackay Marina Village provides plentiful house, with minimal 4.5m LAT depth (and deep docks for supermaxis) in addition to cutting-edge boat elevate and yard amenities for entrants taking part within the northern race weeks.

With Mackay Airport providing handy entry close by and sponsorship from Mackay Regional Council and Mackay Isaac Tourism, our Race Village with spectator entry to the break-water would be the place to be while you cross the end line.

Race Village

With the Mackay Marina having lately been spruced up, a crusing regatta on the Sunday, native radio station activation and day and evening markets working the primary weekend of August, your crew will love the ambiance Mackay is placing on for the race. Sails Sportsbar will stay open until 2am, a free burger of your alternative on arrival, and wristbands to assert reductions on beers, wood-fired pizzas and Mackay’s finest steaks all occasion lengthy from Saturday third to Tuesday sixth.

With the beneficiant assist of strategic companions and sponsors, the Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race is ready to develop into the membership’s iconic flagship occasion and a must-do fixture on the Australian, New Zealand and South Pacific crusing calendar.