QLD Host Club & Local Area Info

Keppel Bay Sailing Club

Keppel Bay Sailing Club has hosted the QLD Youth Camp and Championships annually since 2006 and the 2024 event was the largest youth regatta nationally.

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KBSC is located in Yeppoon, Central Queensland and is a not for profit organisation established in 1957 by volunteers with a passion for sailing and their community. Today it is the second largest employer in the region operating 4 venues offering sport, gaming and food and beverage. Today the ethos of the Club remains the same. ‘’To promote and encourage sport in our community’’ Boasting 14,000 members, the organisation employs over 140 staff from the local area. The Club annually contributes in excess of $53,720 to charitable/welfare organisations, $37,083 in community cash, makes $209,507 in community donations, donates $176,819 in cash for sport and recreation and donates $122,040 to sport and recreation. KBSC is committed to the promotion and development of the sport of sailing and as a result, is honoured to host state, national and international regattas on a regular basis.

Keppel Bay also took out Australian Sailings prestigious Club of the Year (Cat A) in 2023 in Queensland and Nationally.

The Keppel Bay Sailing Club has recently reopened its doors following a $20 million redevelopment. The new clubhouse features a sailor’s bar on the ground floor, two state-of-the-art training rooms, offices, a protest room, a workshop, and ample boat storage.

To keep updated with upcoming events at Keppel Bay sailing Club please visit our Facebook Page CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR KBSC FACEBOOK PAGE

Dining

The Sail Inn Cafe & Bar will be open downstairs at the clubhouse from 6am – 5pm daily.
The Mainsail Restaurant & Bar upstairs with a magnificent view of the sailing will be open daily from 11am – till Late. Don’t forget to use your competitor’s card for discounts on meals and drinks.

Information on Yeppoon

Yeppoon is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Livingstone, Central Queensland. Yeppoon is renowned for its beaches, tropical climate, and the islands out on the bay. Thirty - five minutes from the city of Rockhampton, Yeppoon is the principal town on the Capricorn Coast, a string of seaside communities stretching more than 150 kilometres from north to south. The beaches and shallow coves provide a destination both for tourists and miners settling down in Central Queensland. Offshore, there are 27 islands including Great Keppel Island which is 20 kilometres from Yeppoon.

Capricorn Coast

Check out some of our local attractions while the kids are having fun on the water, or stay a few extra days and enjoy what our region has to offer. Click here for more information

Places to Visit

Visit our FREE Waterpark on the Esplanade to the north of the Club or the new Yeppoon Lagoon adjacent to the Club
Cuddle a Koala at our local Cooberrie Park
Enjoy Coastal Shopping
Enjoy one of our many beaches
Fish or surf at Farnborough Beach
Visit Great Keppel Island just a 30 min ferry ride from Yeppoon
Whale watching tours operate out of Keppel Bay Marina

Byfield

Visit Nob Creek Pottery
Bush Walks
Take a refreshing dip in one of the rainforest swimming holes

Emu Park

Visit the Singing Ship
Visit Koorana Crocodile Farm
Walk along the ANZAC Memorial walk
Along the way to Emu Park you can walk up Kemp Hill and view our beautiful Keppel Islands from above
Or call into the Causeway Lake and watch the Green Fleet