Southern Yacht Club

03/13/2026

Excellent article by SYC Coach Scott Lindley in Scuttlebutt Sailing

Scott Lindley is the USA Optimist Class Development Program Director and Head Coach at Southern Yacht Club, which has him watching a lot of sailing. In

03/09/2026

02/01/2026

2nd Annual Cars & Coffee!

01/27/2026

SYC Blood drive for Corky Potts. What an incredible turnout! Thank you to all the donors and SYC volunteers! Thank you to the Blood Center and to Suzy Potter and Kathleen Horn from the Blood Center! Over 100 donors came out and 123 units of blood were donated!

Another blood drive is scheduled at Ponchartrain Yacht Club on February 3 from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Regatta Room.

Volunteers included Karen Reisch, Mamsie Manard, Penny McIntosh, Brenda Moffit, Karen Taylor, Julianna Wiegand, Sean Collins, Nancy Bradford, Nancy Claypool, Georgette Zatarain, Nancy Blouin, Michele Guerin, Janet Aschaffenburg, Julie Burges and Corky's sister Susan LeGros!

01/26/2026

Burgee exchange with Sean and Adel Timm from the in Appleton, WI.

11/27/2025

11/25/2025

The Notice of Race is posted and registration for Regata al Sol ###III is now open! If you’re planning to make the legendary crossing to Isla Mujeres, either by sea or by air, now is the time get excited!

Registration: https://www.regataalsol.org/?page_id=170

The NOR can be found on our site.

It’s also a great time to lock in your travel plans. Isla Mujeres flights fill up fast, and be sure to book your hotels through the website and get everything set before the fiesta begins.

We can’t wait to see everyone back in beautiful Isla Mujeres. Vámonos, amigos!

10/29/2025

On October 25, McGehee Sailing Club's Virginia Lovell '28 and Mary Claire Leckert '28 outpaced Jesuit to win the Great Oak Regatta qualifier, and both the Hawks and Bluejays earned spots in the Sugar Bowl Great Oak Regatta, bringing top sailing teams from across the country to Lake Pontchartrain this November.

10/12/2025

Final race of the J/80 NA’s and it’s who beats who between Le Tigre (red chute far right) and Turbo Sloth (white chute far left). I thought you were supposed to cover?

10/09/2025

Notes: Scoring System is RRS Low Point 2025-2028. - Finishes in [brackets] denote throwouts - Click on race number to view detailed race information.