Keppel Bay Sailing Club 

KBSC has hosted the QLD Youth Camp and Championships annually since 2006 which sees over 140 youth sailors from all over Australia join in a week of high performance coaching and racing.

Keppel Bay Sailing Club in Yeppoon, Central Queensland 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.

The Keppel Bay Sailing club is currently undergoing a $20 million redevelopment. Our entire clubhouse has been demolished to make way for a brand new, state of the art sailing clubhouse, convention centre, restaurants and bars. We anticipate that we will be back sailing from this building mid-2024. Our new building will offer a sailor’s bar downstairs, along with 2 state of the art training rooms, offices, protest room, workshop, and ample boat storage. Keppel Bay Sailing Club and its members are very excited about this development and are keen to show off this amazing building in 2024.

This year Youth Sail Qld will be sailing from Yeppoon Sailing Village (Farnborough Beach Access 9). Farnborough beach is approximately 2km from the heart of Yeppoon. For those up early, there is a coffee shop across the road, open from 7.00am. Right next door is one of Yeppoon’s best Fish and Chip shops (Beachside 66). There is toilets and outdoor showers available.

KBSC will have a regatta office onsite with the appropriate facilities available (i.e., printers, internet, computers). There will be 4 huge gazebos positioned on the grass area for a quiet shaded spot for competitors and families to relax. The beach will feature a second regatta office to oversee general daily operations. This year’s rigging lawn will be located on the beach, all classes will be designated to rigging areas, similar to previous years where the areas are clearly distinguished. There is ample parking along both sides of Farnborough Rd.

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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 Keppel Bay Sailing Club's "The Spinnaker" offers lunch, dinner and a kids playroom and playground. Krackers Bar & Grill a ten-minute drive from Spinnaker offering Lunch and Dinner. All of our venues are open 7 days and competitors will receive temporary Club membership entitling them to members discounts.  

• Courtesy Bus - Our courtesy bus is here for your convenience. Just call 49399585 to book your seats and we’ll collect you from your accommodation and even take you home again when you’re ready to go.

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

Additional information  - Capricorn Coast

To find out more about our beautiful area here are some links you may like to explore

http://www.capricornholidays.com.au/

https://www.explorerockhampton.com.au/Home

Or you can easily call our Tourist Information Centre for more information 1800 675 785